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.

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instanceOf British politician
Liberal Party politician
educational reformer
human
authorOf Elementary Education Act 1870 NERFINISHED
burialPlace Burley-in-Wharfedale NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath influenza
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
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
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
politician
reformer
parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 1861–1865
UK Parliament 1865–1868 NERFINISHED
UK Parliament 1868–1874
UK Parliament 1874–1880
UK Parliament 1880–1885 NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Bradford NERFINISHED
England
Yorkshire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath England
London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Chief Secretary for Ireland NERFINISHED
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
London, England
surface form: London

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Elementary Education Act 1870 namedAfter William Edward Forster
Elementary Education Act 1870 introducedBy William Edward Forster