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Royal Commission Origins
- When
- 1832
- Where
- Royal Commission
The Act resulted from the 1832 Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws, involving key figures like Chadwick and Senior.
The legislation resulted from the 1832 Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws. This commission included Edwin Chadwick, John Bird Sumner, and Nassau William Senior. The Act was passed two years after the Representation of the People Act 1832, which extended the franchise to middle-class men.
Sources
- Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Wikipedia
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