Question

does any one know who established the Anti-Corn Law League?

Answer 1

The Anti-Corn Law League was in effect the resumption of the Anti-Corn Law Association, which had been created in London during 1836 but did not obtain widespread popularity. The Anti-Corn Law League was initiated in Manchester during 1838. Richard Cobden and John Bright were the two principal persons of the league while George Wilson, the president of the League, was in charge of administrative duties. Joseph Ivimey, the Superintendent Registrar for St Pancras, was an active member and acted as the League's solicitor.
The goal of the league was the abolition of the Corn Laws, achieved during 1846, after which the league challenged other protectionist practices in the United Kingdom. The goal was to establish a fully free-trade economy and thus decrease the price of basic food products (such as bread and agricultural produce), to enhance the performance of agriculture and industry, and to create stronger commercial relations—- supposedly the guarantors of peace—- with other nations.