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| Birth of Doyle, Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Conan |  |
| 22nd May Birth of Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Budget Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Raises a budget to pay for the war with China raising income tax from 5d to 9d |
| Captain Gordon, Charles George Hamilton | |
| Appointed Captain |
| Chancellor Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Council India Wilson, James | |
| Appointed financial member of the council of India |
| Discovery of Malawi Livingstone, David | |
| Establishes European contact with what becomes Malawi |
| Editor Dalberg | |
| London Appointed Editor of The Rambler |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Russell | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Postmaster General Bruce, James | |
| Appointed Post Master General |
| President Villiers, Charles Pelham | |
| Appointed President of the Board of Trade |
| London Appointed President of the Board of Trade |
| Prime Minister Temple, Henry John | |
| 18th June London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| Publication of Darwin Darwin, Charles Robert | |
| Publication of, "The Origin of the Species" |
| Publication of Dickens Dickens, Charles | |
| Publication of, "Tale of Two Cities" |
| Publication of Mill Mill, John Stewart | |
| Publication of, "On Liberty" |
| Publication of, "Thoughts on Parliamentary Reform" |
| Reform of Franchise Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| London Reform Bill, Introduces & loses the bill for extending the franchise |
| Reform of Liberal Party Russell | |
| London Palmerston & Russell resolve their differences & found of the modern Liberal Party |
| Reform of Liberal Party Temple, Henry John | |
| London Palmerston & Russell resolve their differences & found of the modern Liberal Party |
| Resignation of Cobden Cobden, Richard | |
| Resigned in opposition to the Crimea War in 1857 but returns to office in 1859 |
| Resignation of Stanley Stanley, Edward | |
| 10th June London Lord Derby resigns |
| Secretary Home Cornewall Lewis, George | |
| London Appointed Home Secretary |
| Treaty of Cobden Cobden, Richard | |
| Gladstone has a budget surplus & wishes to quell anti French feeling |
| Michel Chevalier visits Gladstone to discuss Anglo-French free trade |
| Treaty of Cobden Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Chevalier visits Gladstone to discuss Anglo-French free trade |
| Jan Cobden & Napoleon agree the treaty |
| Jan London Has a budget surplus & wishes to quell anti-French feeling |
| Vice President Lowe | |
| Appointed Vice President of the Education Board |
