Chartism
Background
Chartists were supporters pf the People's Charter or Chartist movement in England in the late 1830s and 1840s.[1]
The Charter became a petition with 1 1/4 million signatures, was presented to the House of Commons in 1839, and was rejected by a vote of 235 to 46. Soon afterward some of the Chartist leaders were arrested and some supporters killed.[2]
A second petition with 3 million signatures was rejected by Parliament in 1842, and a third petition rejected in 1848.[3]
Chartist Principles
Chartist Petition
Chartists at Eureka
The following are believed to have been involved with the Chartist movement:
W.R. Taylor at Bendigo was also a Chartist,[9] as was Melbourne's Gavin Duffy.
References
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
