Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_William_Molesworth,_8th_Baronet
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:birthDate 1810-05-23
gptkbp:deathDate 1855-10-22
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:father Sir Arscott Ourry Molesworth, 7th Baronet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy of colonial self-government
support for secularism
support for penal reform
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor gptkb:Leeds
gptkb:Southwark
gptkb:East_Cornwall
gptkbp:memorial Molesworth Mausoleum, Kensal Green Cemetery
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork editor of Thomas Hobbes' works
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:colonial_administrator
politician
gptkbp:party Radical
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:First_Commissioner_of_Works
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies
gptkbp:predecessor Sir Arscott Ourry Molesworth, 7th Baronet
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Andalusia_Grant_Carstairs
gptkbp:successor Sir Hugh Henry Molesworth, 9th Baronet
gptkbp:title 8th Baronet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Molesworth_(surname)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8