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Whigs
The history of the Whigs in British politics is long and varied, starting with their emergence as a political faction in 1678. The term itself was first used in British politics during the 1678-1681 Exclusion Bill crises, where a strong party came forward to dispute the crowning of Roman Catholic king, James II. Although often separated into many different group affiliations such as Bedfordites, Rockingham Whigs, and Chathamites, named after their various leaders, the Whigs were united by their representative colours of orange, blue and buff and their key policies. These included a firm opposition to absolute rule, particularly by a Roman Catholic (which they saw as a threat to religious freedom and civil liberties and a threat to protectionist foreign trade laws). As their popularity rose and fell with the changing royal powers, the Whigs evolved to suit the times, using some of their strongest leaders, such as Robert Walpole, to maintain their particular breed of anti-Tory political control. It was, however, one of their most well known off-shoots, the Junto Whigs, whose radical views led to a split, and an eventual merge of the Junto Whigs with the Conservative party in the 1680s. The reign of George I saw Whig supremacy in parliament, as the Tory Jacobites were expelled from parliament. George III's accession saw a joining of disputed factions to form the 'Old' and 'New' Whigs, under Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham and Lord Chatham respectively. Opposition to Prime Minister William Pitt lost the Whigs seats during the 1790s, but they had a lasting impact in the implementation of parliamentary reform acts regarding slavery and the Poor Laws in the 1830s. The Whigs were formally merged into a new coalition liberal party with the Peelites in 1859, and their final dissolution came in 1868.
John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford
1772-1860Field Marshal and politician; MP for Poole
Sitter in 4 portraits
George Stevens Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford
1806-1886Whig politician; Comptroller of the Household and Captain
Sitter in 4 portraits
Sir George Strickland (later Cholmley), 7th Bt
1782-1874Lawyer and politician: MP for West Riding of Yorkshire and Preston
Sitter in 1 portrait
Henry Labouchere, Baron Taunton
1798-1869Politician; MP for Taunton, President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State for the Colonies
Sitter in 12 portraits
Barrister and politician; MP for Poole, Ilchester and City of Durham
Sitter associated with 35 portraits
John Fitzpatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory
1745-1818Irish Peer and politician: MP for Bedfordshire
Sitter associated with 5 portraits
Sir Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley, 10th Bt
1801-1875Politician; MP for Beaumaris, Flint Burghs and Anglesey
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Bt
1797-1861Politician; MP for North Durham and Sunderland
Sitter in 1 portrait
Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington
1673-1743Prime Minister; Speaker of the House of Commons
Sitter in 6 portraits