Changes in Parliament result in Lord Palmerston…

August 1841 CE

Changes in Parliament result in Lord Palmerston being removed from his post as Foreign Minister on  August 30.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, replaces him, and seeks a more measured approach to the situation in China.

Lamb remains a supporter of the war.

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Westminster Middlesex United Kingdom View →

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Daoguang Emperor View → Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston View → William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne View →

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Chinese Empire, Qing (Manchu) Dynasty View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Jardine, Matheson & Co. View →

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Opium War, First View → Chinese Rebellion & Reaction 1840-51 View →

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