National Land Company

The National Land Company was founded as the Chartist Cooperative Land Company in 1845 by the chartist Feargus O'Connor to help working-class people satisfy the landholding requirement to gain a vote in county seats in Great Britain. It was wound up by Act of Parliament by 1851.

Read more about National Land Company:  Chartism, Establishing The Company, Flaws, Settling The Estates, Continuing Efforts To Establish The Company, Select Committee, Aftermath, The Settlements, References

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