... the most significant reforms; that of the poor law amendment act and the municipal corporation act were heavily influenced by the Benthamites, following in the footsteps of Jeremy Bentham. However to fully explain the degree to which this was ultimate factor for the Whig reform at this time, it is essential to asses other influences like Evangelicalism and Humanitarianism which although influenced less significant reforms of Slavery, Factory and Education are still of relative importance to fully answer the question. The Benthamite idea of Utilitarianism, founded and popularised by Jeremy Bentham made its name through its influence in the Great Reform Act of 1832, fuelling the impetus for a parliamentary. Key followers of Jeremy Bentham continued to influence further Whig reforms after his death in 1832. Like Bentham himself, they believed that the government had a dual role in protecting the rights of the individual on one hand through a ...

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