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Occasional Conformity Act
Occasional Conformity Act, 1791. This Act prevented nonconformists from taking communion in an Anglican church to qualify for national and municipal office according to the corporation and Test Acts. Three previous attempts (1702, 1703, and 1704) had failed because the large Tory majority in the Commons (who aimed at depriving the Whigs of the electoral support of the nonconformists) had been frustrated by the Whig majority in the Lords. The less severe 1711 bill passed because the Whigs agreed to it in exchange for the support of the Tory earl of Nottingham (the instigator of all four bills) against the Harley ministry's peace policy. The Act was repealed in 1719.
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JOHN CANNON. "Occasional Conformity Act." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Occasional Conformity Act." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-OccasionalConformityAct.html JOHN CANNON. "Occasional Conformity Act." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-OccasionalConformityAct.html |
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Occasional Conformity Act
Occasional Conformity Act, 1711. This Act prevented nonconformists from taking communion in an Anglican church to qualify for national and municipal office according to the Corporation and Test Acts. Three previous attempts (1702, 1703, and 1704) had failed because the large Tory majority in the Commons (who aimed at depriving the Whigs of the electoral support of the nonconformists) had been frustrated by the Whig majority in the Lords. the Act was repealed in 1719.
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JOHN CANNON. "Occasional Conformity Act." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Occasional Conformity Act." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-OccasionalConformityAct.html JOHN CANNON. "Occasional Conformity Act." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-OccasionalConformityAct.html |
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Occasional Conformity Act
Occasional Conformity Act. The commonly used name for the Toleration Act 1711, part of which was designed to restrain Nonconformists who had received Communion in the C of E in order to qualify for Government posts from subsequently attending dissenting places of worship. Any who were found to have done so were to forfeit £40 and lose their office. This part of the Act was repealed in 1719.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Occasional Conformity Act." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Occasional Conformity Act." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-OccasionalConformityAct.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Occasional Conformity Act." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-OccasionalConformityAct.html |
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