Robert Peel
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- Robert Peel
- political career
- under-secretary for war and colonies (1809)
- chief secretary for Ireland (1812).
- In 1822, he become home secretary,
- ntroduced far-ranging criminal law and prison reform as well as creating the Metropolitan Police
- supported Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829,
- "though emancipation was a great danger, civil strife was a greater danger".[
- supported repeal of the Test Act (1828)
- Prime Minister in November 1834
- Tamworth Manifesto (December 1834)
- lasted 4 months before he resigned
- Peel's Tories remained a minority in the House of Commons,
- prime minister 1841-46
- Mines Act of 1842,
- Factory Act of 1844
- 1845 started arguing to repeal the corn laws
- June 1846, the corn laws were repealed causing him to resign over bbacklash
- cut tariffs to stimulate trade
- eplacing the lost revenue with a 3% income tax.
- set up a modern banking system
- Income Tax Act 1842,
- Railway Regulation Act 1844.
- strongly against the great reform act
- political career
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