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| Attorney General Thesiger |  |
| London Appointed Attorney General, 2nd term |
| Birth of Asquith, Henry Herbert Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| Birth of Herbert Henry Asquith |
| Birth of French, John Denton Pikstone French, John Denton Pikstone | |
| 28th Sep Ripple Birth of John Denton Pikstone French |
| Burial of Wellesley, Arthur Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 18th Nov St Pauls Buried at St Pauls Cathedral |
| Capture of Burma Ramsay | |
| Captures lower Burma |
| Chancellor Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1st term |
| Chancellor Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Death of Wellesley, Arthur Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 14th Sep Walmer Castle Death of Arthr Welles ley |
| First Sea Lord Graham, James Robert George | |
| London Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 2nd term |
| Government Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 4th Nov Forms a coaltion Government of Peelites, Whigs & Radicals |
| 19th Dec Leads a Lib-Con coalition with Russell & Gladstone |
| Government Stanley, Edward | |
| 23rd Feb Forms a minority Tory Protectionist Government for 9 months |
| Health Russell | |
| London Founds the National Board of Public Health |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Russell | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Peerage Somerset, Fitzroy | |
| 20th Oct Created Baron Raglan |
| Press Gallery Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 4th Nov London The House of Commons Press Gallery opens for the 1st time |
| Prime Minister Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Prime Minister Stanley, Edward | |
| 23rd Feb London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| Privy Council Somerset, Fitzroy | |
| 16th Oct Appointed Privy Counsellor |
| Publication of Tennyson Tennyson | |
| Publication of, "Death of the Duke of Wellington" |
| Purchase Balmoral Castle Victoria | |
| Balmoral Castle Albert & Victoria purchase Balmoral Castle & its land for œ31,500 |
| Balmoral Albert & Victoria purchase Balmoral Castle & its land for œ31,500 |
| Resignation of Russell Russell | |
| London Forced to resign by Lord Palmerston's proposed amendment to the Militia Bill |
| Resignation of Stanley Stanley, Edward | |
| London Minority Government is defeated following the Chancellor's budget |
| Resignation of Temple Temple, Henry John | |
| 17th Dec Forced to resign after supporting the Coup of Louis Napoleon in France |
