British Whig Party

E789143

The British Whig Party was a major political force in Britain from the 17th to the 19th century, championing constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and liberal reforms that laid groundwork for the modern Liberal Party.

All labels observed (13)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political party
activePeriodEnd 19th century
activePeriodStart late 17th century
color blue
corePrinciple defense of the rule of law
protection of property rights
resistance to arbitrary royal power
country Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
historicalRole major governing party in 18th-century Britain
principal rival of the Tory Party
ideology constitutionalism
liberalism
limited monarchy
parliamentary supremacy
pro-reform politics
influenced British liberal tradition
Liberal Party (UK)
keyReform Catholic Emancipation (supported by many Whigs)
Reform Act 1832
abolition of slavery in the British Empire
civil liberties reforms
expansion of the franchise
notableMember Charles James Fox
Duke of Bedford
Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Newcastle
Lord Grey
Lord John Russell
Lord Melbourne
Lord Palmerston
Lord Rockingham
Robert Walpole
William Ewart Gladstone
opposedIdeology absolutism
divine right of kings
originOfName term "Whig" derived from "Whiggamore" or Scottish cattle drivers
parliamentaryAlignment opposition to the Tories
positionOnCatholicism often opposed Catholic political power
positionOnMonarchy supported constitutional monarchy
positionOnParliament supported parliamentary supremacy
positionOnReligion generally supported religious toleration for Protestants
precededBy Country Party
linked to: Country party
significantEvent Glorious Revolution
socialBase aristocracy
commercial interests
landed gentry
succeededBy Liberal Party (UK)
supportedEvent Glorious Revolution

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (140)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baron Camelford associatedWith British Whig Party
Foxite Whigs partOf Whig Party (Great Britain)
linked to: British Whig Party
Pelham-Holles associatedWithPoliticalAffiliation Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Pelham family politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Pelham family politicalBase Whig Party (Great Britain)
linked to: British Whig Party
Canningite ministry coalitionContains Whigs
linked to: British Whig Party
Trial of Queen Caroline opposedBy Whig politicians
linked to: British Whig Party
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax politicalAlignment Whig (early association)
linked to: British Whig Party
William Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham politicalParty Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Henry Sidney parliamentaryFaction Whigs
linked to: British Whig Party
Henry Sidney politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Thomas Babington Macaulay politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham politicalParty Whig
subject linked to: Watson-Wentworth
linked to: British Whig Party
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne ideology Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Petty-Fitzmaurice family politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
contributed to invitation to William of Orange hasPoliticalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Lansdowne family politicalTradition Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough memberOf Whig Party (British historical)
linked to: British Whig Party
Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Charles Wills politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Lady Rachel Cavendish politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
William Dowdeswell politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
William Dowdeswell affiliation British Whig Party
Edward Russell memberOfPoliticalFaction Whigs
linked to: British Whig Party
James Craggs the Younger politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Lord John Townshend politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings) politicalParty Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond politicalAlignment Whig
subject linked to: 3rd Duke of Lennox
linked to: British Whig Party
Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville politicalAlignment Whig
subject linked to: John Carteret
linked to: British Whig Party
Lady Anne Temple associatedWith British Whig Party
James Grenville politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Peniston Lamb (MP) memberOfPoliticalFaction Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
George Lamb politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Waldegrave family politicalAlignmentHistorically Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Duke of Shrewsbury notableHolderPoliticalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
Exclusion Bill supportedBy Whigs
linked to: British Whig Party
Excise Crisis of 1733 involves opposition Whigs
linked to: British Whig Party
House of Russell politicalTradition Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
William Hutt politicalAlignment British Whig Party
Irish Patriot Party influencedBy British Whig opposition
linked to: British Whig Party
Elizabeth Armistead spousePoliticalAffiliation Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
St Aubyn family politicalAlignment British Whig Party
Kit-Cat Club associatedWithPoliticalFaction Whigs
linked to: British Whig Party
Earls of Aberdeen associatedWith British Whig Party
Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party