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| 1784 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Henry John Temple |
| 1802 | Peerage | |
| Created Viscount Palmerston |
| 1807 | Election | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| 1809 | Secretary of War | |
| Appointed Secretary for War |
| Refuses to become Chief Secretary for Ireland because of his liking for London society |
| 1825 | Reform | |
| London Votes in favour of Catholic Emanicipation |
| 4th Dec London "The Protestants will support me as a Tory & the Whigs as a Catholic" |
| 1827 | Speech | |
| London Makes a speech in the Commons supporting flogging in the Army |
| 1829 | Emancipation Catholics | |
| Speaks for Catholic Emancipation in the Commons saying there could be civil war |
| 1829 | Reform | |
| London Speaks against the Bill to suppress O'Connell's Catholic Association |
| 1830 | Conference of London | |
| 4th Nov London Hosts an internatioal Conference in London on the independence of Belgium |
| 1st Dec London Informs Belgium any threat to Luxemburg will justify intervention of the German States |
| 1st Dec London Informs Belgium that it has no claim to Luxemburg |
| 20th Dec London The Conference formally agrees to the independence of Belgium from Holland |
| 1830 | Independence | |
| Allows Belgian independence |
| 4th Nov Palmerston is determined that Belgium should become independent |
| 1st Dec London Informs Belgium any threat to Luxemburg will justify German intervention |
| 1830 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| 22nd Nov Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term |
| 1830 | Secretary of Home Affairs | |
| 18th April Appointed Foreign Minister |
| 1831 | Conference of London | |
| 20th Jan The Conference agrees on the Belgian borders, the Bases de Separation |
| 17th April Persuades France to accept the Bases de Separation for Belgian frontiers |
| 1831 | Frontiers Belgium | |
| 17th April Persuades France to accept the Bases de Separation for Belgian frontiers |
| 1831 | Independence | |
| 17th April Persuades France to accept the Bases de Separation for Belgian frontiers |
| 17th May Agrees to Leopold's demands that Luxemburg should become part of Belgium |
| 1831 | Invasion of Belgium | |
| 5th Aug The Dutch invade Belgium after Palmerston allows Luxemburg to become part of Belgium |
| 1831 | Rule of Luxemburg | |
| 5th Aug The Dutch invade Belgium after Palmerston allows Luxemburg to become part of Belgium |
| 1832 | Independence | |
| London Grants Greek independence |
| 1834 | Diplomacy | |
| London Changes the custom of writing diplomatic despatches in French to English |
| 1834 | Quadruple Alliance | |
| 22nd April Britain, France, Spain & Portugal counter the "Holy Alliance" |
| 1834 | Rebellion | |
| Helps but down absolutist rebellion in Spain & Portugal |
| 1835 | Diplomacy | |
| London Asks Spain for payment of interest on loans & arms made during the Spanish Civil War |
| London Refuses to ratify the trade agreement & loan to Spain |
| 1835 | Loan Spain | |
| London Prepared to lend Spain œ5,000 to pay wage arrears for soldiers of the British Legion |
| 1835 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| 1837 | Diplomacy | |
| Threatens to withdraw aid to Spain if interest to British bondholders is unpaid |
| Threatens to withdraw from the Quadruple Alliance |
| 1837 | Quadruple Alliance | |
| Threatens to withdraw from the Quadruple Alliance |
| 1838 | Diplomacy | |
| 3rd May London Demands payment to bondholders, suggests revenue from the Spanish colony of Cuba |
| 26th July London Suspends military aid to Spain until its Government pays for arms already supplied |
| 1840 | Siege of Guangzhou | |
| Guangzhou Palmerston sends 16 British warships to Guangzhou |
| 1842 | Rule of Hong Kong | |
| Hong Kong Under the treaty of Nanking Hong Kong is ceded to Britain |
| 1842 | Treaty of Nanking | |
| Nanking Opens up Canton, Amoy, Foochow, Nangpo & Shanghai, known as "the Treaty ports" |
| Nanking The treaty of Nanjing ends the 1st Opium War between Britain & China |
| Nanking Under the treaty of Nanking Hong Kong is ceded to Britain |
| 1846 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 3rd term |
| 1848 | Impeachment | |
| London Anstey wants Palmerston impeached for being a foreign agent since 1828 |
| 1849 | Scandal | |
| London John Delane of The Times reveals arms have been sent to Sicily |
| 1851 | Coup d'Etat | |
| 3rd Dec London Meets French Ambassador, Walewski, & congratulates him on Louis Napoleon's coup d'etat |
| 5th Dec London The Cabinet remains neutral towards Louis Napoleon after his coup d'etat |
| 1851 | Diplomacy | |
| 3rd Dec London Meets French Ambassador, Walewski, & congratulates him on Louis Napoleon's coup d'etat |
| 5th Dec London The Cabinet remains neutral towards Louis Napoleon after his coup d'etat |
| 1851 | Dismissal | |
| Dismissed for unauthorized approval of the coup in France by Napoleon III |
| 1852 | Resignation | |
| 17th Dec Forced to resign after supporting the coup of Louis Napoleon in France |
| 1854 | Blockade of Greece | |
| Causes outrage by blockading Greece in order to secure compensation for Don Pacifico |
| 1854 | Diplomacy | |
| Causes outrage by blockading Greece in order to secure compensation for Don Pacifico |
| 1855 | Capture of Malakov | |
| Malakov Sevastopol surrenders after the French capture Malakov |
| 1855 | Capture of Sevastopol | |
| Sevastopol Sevastopol surrenders after the French capture Malakov |
| 1855 | Conference of Vienna | |
| Vienna Gains Russian & Austrian agreement to reopen the Vienna Conference |
| Vienna Sevastopol has fallen, the Black Sea Fleet sunk & the Baltic Fleet isolated |
| 1855 | Government | |
| 10th Feb Forms a new Government |
| 1855 | Prime Minister | |
| 6th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| 1855 | Vote Confidence | |
| 9th June Vienna Wins a vote of confidence in Parliament for pulling out of the Vienna Peace talks |
| 1856 | Award Order of the Garter | |
| London Awarded the Order of the Garter by Queen Victoria |
| 1856 | Congress of Paris | |
| Paris Romania is placed under the nominal suzerainty of the Sultan |
| Paris Russia agrees to demilitirize the Black Sea & lose control of the mouth of the Danube |
| Paris Wallachia & Moldavia are united to form an autonomous state to be known as Rumania |
| 1856 | Declaration of War | |
| 2nd of the 2 Opium Wars between China & Britain |
| 1856 | Independence | |
| Wallachia Under the Congress of Paris Wallachia & Moldavia unite to form Romania |
| 1856 | Rule of Moldavia | |
| Moldavia Under the Congress of Paris Wallachia & Moldavia unite to form Romania |
| 1856 | Rule of Wallachia | |
| Wallachia Under the Congress of Paris Wallachia & Moldavia unite to form Romania |
| 1856 | Siege of Arrow | |
| Chinese officials board the British flagship, the Arrow |
| 1856 | Treaty of Paris | |
| 30th Mar Paris The treaty of Paris is signed |
| 1856 | Vote Confidence | |
| 30th Mar Wins a vote of confidence in the Commons & the Lords after the treaty of Paris |
| 1857 | Declaration of War | |
| The British & Frernch launch a joint military attack against China |
| 3rd Mar London Declares war on China |
| 1857 | Divorce | |
| London Establishes Divorce Courts which replace Ecclesiastical Courts |
| 1857 | Election | |
| "An insolent barbarian wielding authority at Canton had violated the British flag" |
| 1857 | Parliament | |
| 4th Mar London Parliament is dissolved after The Queen agrees to Parlmerston's request |
| 1857 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| The Winner of the election with a majority of 85 seats over all other parties combined |
| 1857 | Rebellion | |
| 10th May Meerut Oubreak of the Indian Mutinty |
| 1857 | Reform | |
| 25th Aug London The Matrimonial Clauses Bill makes it possible for a divorce in a court of law |
| 1857 | Vote Confidence | |
| 3rd Mar London Loses a vote of censure by 263 to 247 votes which leads to a dissolution of Parliament |
| 1858 | Resignation | |
| Feb Palmerston's government is defeated over the conspiracy to murder bill |
| 1858 | Siege of Beijing | |
| Beijing The Chines Emperor refuses to ratify the treaty of Tianjin & Beijing is occupied |
| 1858 | Treaty of Tianjin | |
| Tianjin Opens further Chinese ports to western trade |
| Tianjin The Chinese are forced to adhere to the treaty of Tianjin |
| Tianjin The Chines Emperor refuses to ratify the treaty of Tianjin & Beijing is occupied |
| 1859 | Prime Minister | |
| 18th June Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| 1859 | Reform | |
| London Palmerston & Russell resolve their differences & found of the modern Liberal Party |
| 1860 | Convention Beijing | |
| Beijing The treaty of Tianjin is accepted by China at the Convention of Bejing |
| 1860 | Reform | |
| 18th June London Despite Palmerston's electoral proposals legislation is not passed |
| 18th June London Proposes enfranchising œ6 occupiers in the Boroughs & œ10 occupiers in the counties |
| 1860 | Treaty of Tianjin | |
| Beijing The treaty of Tianjin is accepted by China at the Convention of Bejing |
| 1861 | Diplomacy | |
| Sends troops to Canada on the outbreak of the American Civil War |
| 1861 | Independence | |
| Supports the Risorgimento & proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy |
| 1863 | Invasion of Mexico | |
| Vera Cruz British troops withdraw but Palmerston gives moral support to Napoleon III |
| 1865 | Burial | |
| Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey |
| 1865 | Death | |
| Death of Henry John Temple |
| 1865 | Election | |
| Wins the election with a Liberal majority with 360 supporters against 290 for Derby |
| 1865 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
