Whigs

historic liberal political party in the United Kingdom (1678-1859)
Organization political_party Q108700
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Whigs

Summary

Whigs is a political party[1]. Whigs ranks in the top 0.79% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,747 views/month, #81 of 10,192).[2]

Key Facts

  • Whigs is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Whigs's instance of is recorded as political party[4].
  • Whigs's instance of is recorded as former liberal party[5].
  • Whigs's founder is recorded as Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury[6].
  • Whigs followed Country Party[7].
  • Whigs was followed by Liberal Party[8].
  • Whigs's Commons category is recorded as Whigs (British political party)[9].
  • Whigs's color is recorded as buff[10].
  • Whigs's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as F0DC82[11].
  • Whigs's chairperson is recorded as Robert Walpole[12].
  • Whigs's chairperson is recorded as William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham[13].
  • Whigs's chairperson is recorded as George Grenville[14].
  • Whigs's chairperson is recorded as Charles James Fox[15].
  • Whigs's chairperson is recorded as Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey[16].
  • Whigs's chairperson is recorded as William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne[17].
  • Whigs's chairperson is recorded as John Russell, 1st Earl Russell[18].
  • Whigs's chairperson is recorded as Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston[19].
  • January 1, 1678 marks the founding of Whigs[20].
  • Whigs was dissolved in 1859[21].
  • Whigs's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Whigs (British political party)[22].
  • Whigs's political ideology is recorded as Whiggism[23].
  • Whigs's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Whigs's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25].
  • Whigs's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Whigs's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

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Founding

Whigs's founder is recorded as Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury[6]. January 1, 1678 marks the founding of Whigs[20].

Identity

Whigs followed Country Party[7]. Whigs was followed by Liberal Party[8].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Robert Walpole[12], a politician[28], 1676–1745[29], of Kingdom of England[30], awarded the Knight of the Garter[31]; William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham[13], a politician[32], 1708–1778[33], of Kingdom of Great Britain[34], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[35]; George Grenville[14], a politician[36], 1712–1770[37], of Kingdom of Great Britain[38]; Charles James Fox[15], a politician[39], 1749–1806[40], of Kingdom of Great Britain[41], specialised in political activity[42]; Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey[16], a politician[43], 1764–1845[44], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[45], awarded the Order of the Garter[46]; and William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne[17], a politician[47], 1779–1848[48], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[49], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[50].

Dissolution

Whigs was dissolved in 1859[21].

Why It Matters

Whigs ranks in the top 0.79% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,747 views/month, #81 of 10,192).[2] Whigs has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Whigs is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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