Sir Roger Newdigate
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Sir Roger Newdigate was an 18th-century British politician and classical scholar best known as the founder and namesake of Oxford University's prestigious Newdigate Prize for English verse.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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classical scholar ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1719-05-30 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arbury, Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual Newdigate Prize poem at Oxford University ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1806-11-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Westminster School ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Newdigate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
classical studies
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politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Roger ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationOfResidence | Arbury Hall, country house in Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| inceptionOfNewdigatePrize | 1806 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Newdigate Prize
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patronage of English verse at Oxford ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legacy | encouragement of English verse composition at Oxford ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Sir Roger Newdigate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | Newdigate Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | baronet ⓘ |
| notableWork | improvements and Gothic alterations at Arbury Hall ⓘ |
| owned | Arbury Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1786 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1742 ⓘ |
| patronOf |
architecture
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poetry ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Arbury, Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Arbury, Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Tory ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament for Middlesex
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Member of Parliament for Oxford University ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sir Richard Newdigate, 1st Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | Arbury Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Francis Newdigate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | 2nd Baronet ⓘ |
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