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Whigs

historic liberal political party in the United Kingdom (1678-1859)

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Instance of: political party, former liberal party
Inception: 1678
Follows: Country Party
Followed by: Liberal Party
Country: United Kingdom
Founded by: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
Chaired by: Robert Walpole, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, George Grenville, Charles James Fox, Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
color: buff
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work, New International Encyclopedia, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11
different from: Modern Whig Party, Whig Party, Whig Party
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1859
member category: Category:Whig (British political party) politicians
native label: Whigs
political ideology: Whiggism
sRGB color hex triplet: F0DC82
topic's main category: Category:Whigs (British political party)

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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Whig and Tory
The New International Encyclopædia/Whig and Tory
The New Student's Reference Work/Whig Party, The

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