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Poor Law Board

Poor Law Board

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The Poor Law Board was established in the United Kingdom in 1847 as a successor body to the Poor Law Commission overseeing the administration of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834.[citation needed] The board was abolished in 1871 and replaced by the Local Government Board.[citation needed] The new body was headed by a president, and with the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the Home Secretary and the Chancellor of the Exchequer now added to the board as ex officio members.[citation needed]

Presidents of the Poor Law Board, 1847-1871

Parliamentary Secretaries to the Poor Law Board, 1847-1871

Bibliography

Una and Her Paupers Florence Nightingale & Anon, Diggory Press ISBN 978-1-905363-22-3

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