Sir Charles Dilke

E878815

Sir Charles Dilke was a prominent 19th-century British Liberal politician and radical reformer who served in senior government roles before his career was derailed by a notorious scandal.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
human
birthName Charles Wentworth Dilke
linked to: Sir Charles Dilke
causeOfDeath heart disease
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1843-09-04
dateOfDeath 1911-01-26
describedBySource 19th-century British political history
educatedAt Cambridge University
Trinity Hall, Cambridge NERFINISHED
familyName Dilke
father Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet
linked to: Sir Charles Dilke
givenName Charles
honorificPrefix Sir
ideology Liberalism
radical liberalism
knownFor advocacy of republicanism in Britain
involvement in the Crawford–Dilke divorce scandal
radical Liberal politics
support for social and electoral reform
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
movement British radicalism
nobleTitle Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
notableEvent Crawford–Dilke divorce case
notableWork Greater Britain
Problems of Greater Britain
occupation politician
writer
parliamentaryConstituency Chelsea
parliamentaryGroup Liberal Party (UK)
parliamentaryTermStart 1868
placeOfBirth Chelsea, London, England
placeOfDeath London, England
politicalFocus extension of local government
franchise reform
housing reform
trade union rights
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Chelsea
President of the Local Government Board
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
religion agnosticism
residence Sloane Street, Chelsea, London
linked to: Sloane Street
spouse Emilia Francis Strong
Katherine Mary Eliza (Kate) Fanny Baird
title 2nd Baronet
workLocation Westminster, London
linked to: Westminster

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sir Charles Dilke birthName Charles Wentworth Dilke
linked to: Sir Charles Dilke
Sir Charles Dilke father Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet
linked to: Sir Charles Dilke