East India Company Lobby in British Parliament, 1763–1813: Composition, Structure & Activity
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- East India Company Lobby in British Parliament, 1763–1813: Composition, Structure & Activity
- Description
- Quantitative analysis of the East India Company's parliamentary lobby during 1763–1813, based on a database of 838 MPs. Examines lobby composition (directors, military/civil servants, stockholders), structural evolution, and voting behaviour across major parliamentary issues including the Regulating Act (1773), Fox and Pitt India Bills (1783–84), and the East India Company Act (1813). Concludes the EIC lobby lacked sufficient unity to prevent restrictive legislation despite significant parliamentary presence.
- Related To
- Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth
- Type
- Financial Data
- Type
- Academic Paper
- Date Created
- 2017
- Language
- English