William Edward Forster
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William Edward Forster was a 19th-century British Liberal politician and reformer best known for his leading role in establishing compulsory elementary education in England and Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Edward Forster canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British politician
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Liberal Party politician ⓘ educational reformer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| authorOf | Elementary Education Act 1870 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Burley-in-Wharfedale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | influenza ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1818-07-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1886-04-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Quaker schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1882 ⓘ |
| familyName | Forster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Forster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
education reform
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introducing compulsory elementary education in England and Wales ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| middleName | Edward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Anna Buxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Elementary Education Act 1870 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
industrialist
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politician ⓘ reformer ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm |
UK Parliament 1861–1865
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UK Parliament 1865–1868 NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Parliament 1868–1874 ⓘ UK Parliament 1874–1880 ⓘ UK Parliament 1880–1885 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bradford
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Chief Secretary for Ireland
NERFINISHED
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Member of Parliament for Bradford ⓘ Member of Parliament for Bradford (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Quakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Jane Martha Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1870 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Bradford
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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