| | Henry Goulburn -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | In January 1828 he was made (The British cabinet minister responsible for finance) Chancellor of the Exchequer under the (British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)) Duke of Wellington; like his leader he disliked Roman Catholic emancipation, which he voted against in 1828. |
 | | Leaving office with Wellington in November 1830, Goulburn was (The British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office) Home Secretary under (British politician (1788-1850)) Sir Robert Peel for four months in 1835, and when this statesman returned to office in September 1841 he became Chancellor of the Exchequer for the second time. |
 | | Although Peel himself did some of the chancellor's work, Goulburn was responsible for a further reduction in the rate of interest on the national debt, and he aided his chief in the struggle which ended in the repeal of the (Click link for more info and facts about Corn Laws) Corn Laws. |
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