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| Alliance Chamberlain, Joseph |  |
| London Leads the Liberal Unionists into an Alliance with the Conservatives |
| Budget Churchill, Randolph | |
| London Proposes drastic cuts in funds for the armed services |
| 22nd Dec London Sudden resignation after the Cabinet will not support his proposed defense cuts |
| Chancellor Churchill, Randolph | |
| 3rd Aug Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Chancellor Goschen | |
| 14th Jan London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Chancellor Spencer-Churchill, Randolph Henry | |
| 3rd Aug London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Chief Secretary Hicks Beach | |
| London Appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland |
| Death of Ashley Cooper, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| 13th April Death of Anthony Ashley-Cooper |
| Death of Cardwell Cardwell | |
| Death of Edward Cardwell |
| Election Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Election Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Conservatives 317, Liberal Unionists 77, Liberals 191 & Nationalists 86 |
| Independence Campbell-Bannerman, Henry | |
| London The Liberal Party splits over Irish Home Rule, Campbell-Bannerman supports Gladstone |
| Independence Milner, Alfred | |
| London Helps defeat Gladstone's Irish Home Rule Bill |
| Independence Victoria | |
| London Opposes Gladstone's Home Rule Bill which would give Ireland its own Parliament |
| Leader House of Commons Churchill, Randolph | |
| 3rd Aug London Appointed Leader of the House of Commons |
| Leader House of Commons Spencer-Churchill, Randolph Henry | |
| 3rd Aug London Appointed Leader of the House of Commons |
| Leader of Liberal Unionists Stanley Stanley | |
| London Appointed leader of the Liberal Unionists in the Lords |
| Legislation Local Government Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot | |
| Local Government Act, transfers administration of counties to elected councils |
| Liberal Unionist Party Goschen | |
| Supports Lord Hartington in forming the Liberal Unionist Party |
| Liberal Unionist Party Stanley | |
| Leaves the Conservative Party & joins the Liberal Unionist Party |
| Lord Chancellor Gibson, Edward | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor for Ireland, 2nd term |
| Lord Chancellor Giffard, Hardinge Stanley | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor, 2nd term |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Primrose | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term |
| Minister of War Campbell-Bannerman, Henry | |
| Appointed Minister of War, 1st term |
| Peerage Stanley, Frederick Arthur | |
| London Created Baron Stanley of Preston |
| President Stanley, Frederick Arthur | |
| Appointed President of the Board of Trade |
| Prime Minister Cavendish, Spencer | |
| Declines an offer to become Prime Minister |
| Prime Minister Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot | |
| 24th July London Appointed Prime Minister of Britain, 3rd term, |
| Prime Minister Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 1st Feb London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 3rd term |
| 1st Feb London Chamberlain, hostile to Irish home rule, refuses to serve in the Cabinet |
| Publication of Hardy Hardy, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "The Mayor of Casterbridge" |
| Publication of Stevenson Stevenson, Robert Louis | |
| Publication of, "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde" |
| Reform of Home Rule Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 8th April London Home Rule Bill, first, Introduced to the House of Commons |
| 8th June London Defeated by Liberal Unionists & 93 Liberal MP's, including Chamberlain, resigns |
| Reform of Ireland Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 18th June London The Home Rule Bill, defeated in the Commons by 30 votes |
| Reform of Local Government Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot | |
| Local Government Act, transfers administration of counties to elected councils |
| Resignation of Chamberlain Chamberlain, Joseph | |
| London Resigns over Gladstone's support for Irish home rule |
| Resignation of Churchill Churchill, Randolph | |
| 22nd Dec London Sudden resignation after the Cabinet will not support his proposed defense cuts |
| Resignation of Gascoyne Cecil Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot | |
| 27th Jan London Resigns after having lost Irish Party support |
| Resignation of Gladstone Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 8th June London Defeated by Liberal Unionists & 93 Liberal MP's, including Chamberlain, resigns |
| 8th June London Resigns over the issue of Irish Home Rule |
| Resignation of Spencer Spencer-Churchill, Randolph Henry | |
| 22nd Dec London Sudden resignation after the Cabinet will not support his proposed defense cuts |
| Speech Churchill Churchill, Randolph | |
| 22nd Feb London Gives a militant speech to encourage Ulster Protestants in Belfast |
| 2nd Oct Dartford Promises wide-ranging reforms |
| Speech Spencer Spencer-Churchill, Randolph Henry | |
| 22nd Feb London Gives a militant speech to encourage Ulster Protestants in Belfast |
| 2nd Oct Dartford Promises wide-ranging reforms |
| Under Secretary India Gorst, John Eldon | |
| Appointed Under Secretary of State for India |
