Richard Cobden

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:social_reform
gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocated_for peace policies
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Manchester_School
gptkbp:birth_date 1804-06-03
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Midhurst,_England
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:contributed_to British free trade movement
gptkbp:death_date 1865-04-02
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:election gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Anti-Corn_Law_League
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Cobden
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Bright
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Adam_Smith
gptkbp:is_active_in 19th century politics
gptkbp:known_for free trade advocacy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_burials gptkb:Kensal_Green_Cemetery
gptkbp:notable_work The Political Economy of the Corn Laws
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:merchants
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:spouse Ellen Cobden
gptkbp:supported repeal of the Corn Laws
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:Public_speaker
gptkb:Philanthropist
advocate for women's rights
proponent of land reform
advocate for civil liberties
advocate for the rights of workers
advocate for the abolition of slavery
supporter of education reform
advocate for public health reforms
critic of protectionism
proponent of economic liberalism
proponent of international trade
campaigner for social reform
founder of the Cobden Club
supporter of the repeal of the Poor Law Amendment Act.
opponent of the British Empire's expansionism
opponent of the Crimean War
proponent of free trade treaties
proponent of railway expansion
supporter of the Chartist movement
supporter of the establishment of trade unions
supporter of the repeal of the Navigation Acts
supporter of the establishment of the National Health Service
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:Midhurst_Grammar_School
gptkbp:wrote Letters to the People
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_Chamberlain
gptkb:William_Ewart_Gladstone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4