SPENCER, John Charles [1782-1845] -- 3rd Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorp, English statesman
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Leader of the Whig opposition in Commons (1830 et seq)
under George IV. Chancellor of the exchequer and leader of the House of
Commons (1830-34), and was largely responsible for the passage of the Reform
Bill (1832); Sponsored the Factory Act of 1833 (Althorp's Act);
Retired after accession to earldom; First president of Royal Agricultural Society.
1838 | First president of Royal Agricultural Society |