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 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. 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. The board was abolished in 1871 and replaced by the Local Government Board.
Read more about Poor Law Board: Presidents of The Poor Law Board, 1847-1871, Parliamentary Secretaries To The Poor Law Board, 1847-1871, Bibliography
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