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Death of George IV & the Start of Reform
George IV died in 1830 and his younger brother became William IV. He was the first Sailor King having served in the navy for 50 years. He was 65 years old when he became King.
Wellington was Prime Minister but the general election was decisive. Earl Grey, the Whig leader was asked to form a ministry.
He agreed to be Prime Minister if Parliament would accept a Reform Bill.
Meanwhile in the countryside agricultural workers were demanding nothing more than a living wage.
William IV |
WILLIAM IV (1765-1837)- King of Great Britain and Ireland (1830-1837)
- Nicknamed the Sailor King
- Third son of George III
- Joined the Royal Navy in 1779
- Made Duke of Clarence in 1789
- Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet in 1811 and Lord High Admiral in 1827
- Married Princess Adelaide, daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen in 1818
- Had two daughters both of whom died in infancy, though had 10 children with his mistress, Dorothy Jordan
- The death of the Duke of York in 1827 made him heir to the throne
- Became King in 1830
- The Reform Act of 1832 was rejected twice by the Lords on his advice and led to the resignation of Lord Grey
Earl Grey tea was named after Earl Grey.
PARLIAMENTARY SEATS IN 1830
685 Members from: 40 English Counties 24 Welsh Counties 179 English Boroughs The rest came from Scottish and Irish constituencies The total population was about 20 million people but the seats were not fairly distributed so for example Cornwall had a population of only 300,000 but had 42 MPs whereas Lancashire had 1,300,000 and only 14 Members.
 
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| 1820 | George III dies
George IV becomes king
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| 1821 | George IV excludes Queen Caroline from the coronation
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| 1822 | Castlereagh commits suicide
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| 1823 | O'Connell forms the Catholic Association
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| 1828 | Wellington becomes Prime Minister
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| 1829 | Metropolitan Police is formed
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| 1830 | George IV dies
William IV becomes king
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| 1833 | Slavery is abolished
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| 1834 | Melbourne becomes Prime Minister
Robert Peel becomes Prime Minister
Tamworth Manifesto is announced
Houses of Parliament are burned down
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| 1835 | Melbourne becomes Prime Minister
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| 1837 | William IV dies
Victoria becomes Queen
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