Richard Cobden

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
businessman
social reformer
gptkbp:advocatesFor free trade agreements
peaceful foreign policy
repeal_of_the_Corn_Laws
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Manchester_School
gptkbp:birthDate 1804-06-03
gptkbp:birthPlace Midhurst,_Sussex,_England
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:contributedTo British_politics
gptkbp:deathDate 1865-04-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn civil liberties
anti-imperialism
liberal_economics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Cobden
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Bright
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Adam_Smith
gptkbp:isKnownFor oratory skills
gptkbp:knownFor Anti-Corn Law League
free trade advocacy
gptkbp:members House of Commons
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork The Political Economy of the Corn Laws
gptkbp:occupation merchant
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkbp:servedIn Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellen_Cobden
gptkbp:wasA author
philanthropist
activist
reformer
advocate for women's rights
advocate for social justice
advocate for civil rights
advocate for labor rights
advocate for political reform
advocate for economic reform
advocate for land reform
advocate for education reform
advocate for international cooperation
advocate for trade union rights
advocate for public health reforms
advocate for agricultural reform
advocate for financial reform
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt gptkb:London_University
gptkb:Midhurst_Grammar_School
Kensal Green Cemetery
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn 19th century politics
gptkbp:wrote The Political Economy of the Corn Laws
Letters to the People
The_Fallacies_of_Free_Trade