Name

1792 Commission of Inquiry

Description

Parliament sent Commissioners to investigate conditions on the Island twenty-seven years after the Revestment. The Commission documented the devastation — economic collapse, population decline, infrastructure decay — and recommended remedies. The Duke of Atholl testified with remarkable candour about the coercion, administrative chaos, and the rushed nature of the original transaction. The recommendations were largely ignored.

Date

1792

Place

Isle of Man / Westminster

People Involved

Chapter 13

Type

Parliamentary / Administrative