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Dilke, Sir Charles
Dilke, Sir Charles (1843–1911). Liberal politician. Dilke is supposed to have ruined his chance of becoming prime minister by his involvement as co-respondent in a famous divorce case (Crawford v. Crawford) in 1885–6; but he probably would not have made it anyway. Before this happened he was better known as a radical, a close ally of Joseph Chamberlain, an early propagandist for the British empire (through his Greater Britain, published in 1868), and one of the most boring speakers in the House of Commons. His highest government post was as president of the Local Government Board in Gladstone's second ministry. After the scandal he was turfed out by his constituency (Chelsea), but found another one shortly afterwards (the Forest of Dean), and devoted the rest of his time in Parliament to championing (boringly) the interests of exploited colonial peoples.
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JOHN CANNON. "Dilke, Sir Charles." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Dilke, Sir Charles." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-DilkeSirCharles.html JOHN CANNON. "Dilke, Sir Charles." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-DilkeSirCharles.html |
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Dilke, Sir Charles Wentworth
Dilke, Sir Charles Wentworth (1843–1911), radical statesman, held offices under Gladstone. On his father's death in 1869 he inherited the baronetcy and the proprietorship of the Athenaeum and Notes and Queries. He was the author of Greater Britain (1868); Problems of Greater Britain (1890); and The Fall of Prince Florestan of Monaco (1874), a political satire. In 1885, he married the widow of Mark Pattison (née Emilia Francis Strong, 1840–1904, historian of French art). It has been suggested that Dilke might have succeeded Gladstone but for his connections with a divorce scandal (Crawford v. Crawford and Dilke) which led to his defeat and temporary retirement in 1886.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Dilke, Sir Charles Wentworth." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Dilke, Sir Charles Wentworth." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-DilkeSirCharlesWentworth.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Dilke, Sir Charles Wentworth." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-DilkeSirCharlesWentworth.html |
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Dilke, Sir Charles
Dilke, Sir Charles (1843–1911). Liberal politician. Dilke is supposed to have ruined his chance of becoming prime minister by his involvement as co‐respondent in a famous divorce case (Crawford v. Crawford) in 1885–6; but he probably would not have made it anyway. Before this happened he was better known as a radical, a close ally of Joseph Chamberlain, an early propagandist for the British empire, and one of the most boring speakers in the House of Commons.
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JOHN CANNON. "Dilke, Sir Charles." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Dilke, Sir Charles." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-DilkeSirCharles.html JOHN CANNON. "Dilke, Sir Charles." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-DilkeSirCharles.html |
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Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke
Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke , 1843–1911, British statesman. A radical leader in the Liberal party, he helped pass the parliamentary Reform Acts of 1884–85 as well as laws giving the municipal franchise to women, legalizing labor unions, and limiting working hours. Dilke's political career was effectively ended in 1885, when he was named as correspondent in a notorious divorce case. |
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"Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Dilke-Si.html "Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Dilke-Si.html |
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