Mitchell Families Online

GENEALOGY OF MY MITCHELL FAMILIES - AND A LOT MORE BESIDES!

1852 - 1856 (4 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1846	30 Jun 1846—21 Feb 1852: Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, UK Prime Minister (Whig) Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
2	1850	9 Jul 1850—3 Mar 1853: Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States Millard Fillmore
3	1852	1852: Tasmania ceases to be a convict settlement 1852: Wells Fargo established in USA 23 Feb 1852—17 Dec 1852: Edward Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, UK Prime Minister (Tory and Whig) Edward Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby 19 Dec 1852—30 Jan 1855: George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, UK Prime Minister (Conservative) George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen
4	1853	1853: Vaccination against smallpox made compulsory in Britain 4 Mar 1853—3 Mar 1857: Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States Franklin Pierce
5	1854	1854: Cigarettes introduced into Britain 27 Mar 1854: Britain declares war on Russia (Crimean War) 25 Oct 1854: Battle of Balaklava in Crimea (charge of the Light Brigade)
6	1855	1855: Australia Chinese Chinese Immigration Act 1855: Australia Vote Men over the age of 21 in South Australia gain the right to vote 6 Feb 1855—19 Feb 1858: Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, UK Prime Minister (Tory and Whig) Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
7	1856	1856: End of Crimean War 29 Jan 1856: Victoria Cross created by Royal Warrant, backdated to 1854 to recognise acts during the Crimean War (first award ceremony 26 June 1857)