Whigs

Summary

Whigs is a political party^[1]. Whigs ranks in the top 0.79% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,831 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's logo image is recorded as A-Block-for-the-Wigs-Gillray.jpeg^[7].
• Whigs's follows is recorded as Country Party^[8].
• Whigs's followed by is recorded as Liberal Party^[9].
• Whigs's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122177796^[10].
• Whigs's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130123299^[11].
• Whigs's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50076368^[12].
• Whigs's Commons category is recorded as Whigs (British political party)^[13].
• Whigs's color is recorded as buff^[14].
• Whigs's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as F0DC82^[15].
• Whigs's chairperson is recorded as Robert Walpole^[16].
• Whigs's chairperson is recorded as William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham^[17].
• Whigs's chairperson is recorded as George Grenville^[18].
• Whigs's chairperson is recorded as Charles James Fox^[19].
• Whigs's chairperson is recorded as Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey^[20].
• Whigs's chairperson is recorded as William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne^[21].
• Whigs's chairperson is recorded as John Russell, 1st Earl Russell^[22].
• Whigs's chairperson is recorded as Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston^[23].
• +1678-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Whigs^[24].
• Whigs was dissolved in +1859-00-00T00:00:00Z^[25].
• Whigs's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0byrh^[26].
• Whigs's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2004252708^[27].

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Founding

Whigs's founder is recorded as Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury^[6]. +1678-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Whigs^[24].

Identity

Whigs's follows is recorded as Country Party^[8]. Whigs's followed by is recorded as Liberal Party^[9].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Robert Walpole^[16], a politician^[28], 1676–1745^[29], of Kingdom of England^[30], awarded the Knight of the Garter^[31]; William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham^[17], a politician^[32], 1708–1778^[33], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[34], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[35]; George Grenville^[18], a politician^[36], 1712–1770^[37], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[38]; Charles James Fox^[19], a politician^[39], 1749–1806^[40], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[41], specialised in political activity^[42]; Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey^[20], 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^[21], 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 +1859-00-00T00:00:00Z^[25].

Why It Matters

Whigs ranks in the top 0.79% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,831 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]