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Brougham, Henry.

Data	source
Whig party leader;	Barnard, H. C. , 1961
student at Univerity of Edinburgh in the 1790's;	Harte, Negley, 1986

Start	end	description
1778		Birth of Brougham
1802		Founding of Edinburgh Review
1804		Birkbeck sets up medical practice in London
1810		Brougham becomes MP
1816		Parliamentary committee looks at education of 'lower orders'
1816		Select committee on education
1820		Brougham's Parish Schools Bill
1825		Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge founded
1825 February		Campbell's letter to The Times
1825		Brougham's "Practical Observations"
1828 October		College opened in Gower Street
1830		Brougham becomes Lord Chancellor
1836		University of London granted charter
1868		Death of Brougham