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The Anti-Corn Law League is established by Richard Cobden.
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Anti–Corn Law League
Former political movement in Great Britain
The Anti–Corn Law League was a successful political movement in Great Britain aimed at the abolition of the unpopular Corn Laws, which protected landowners' interests by levying taxes on imported wheat, thus raising the price of bread at a time when factory-owners were trying to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Richard Cobden
English politician (1804–1865)
Richard Cobden was an English Radical and Liberal politician, manufacturer, and a campaigner for free trade and peace. He was associated with the Anti–Corn Law League and the Cobden–Chevalier Treaty.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)