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Anti-Corn Law League

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Anti-Corn Law League A movement to bring about the repeal of the duties on imported grain in Britain known as the CORN LAWS. Founded in Manchester in 1839 under Richard COBDEN and John BRIGHT, the League conducted a remarkably successful campaign. A combination of bad harvests, trade depression, and the IRISH FAMINE strengthened the League's position and in 1846 the Prime Minister, Sir Robert PEEL, was persuaded to abolish the Corn Laws. The expected slump in agriculture did not take place.

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Anti-Corn-Law League

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Anti-Corn-Law League organization formed in 1839 to work for the repeal of the English corn laws . It was an affiliation of groups in various cities and districts with headquarters at Manchester and was an outgrowth of the smaller Manchester Anti-Corn-Law Association. Richard Cobden and John Bright were its leading figures. The league won over Sir Robert Peel to its views, and the corn laws were repealed in 1846.

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