Charles Pelham Villiers
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Charles Pelham Villiers was a long-serving 19th-century British Liberal politician best known for his leadership in the movement to repeal the Corn Laws.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kensal Green Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calledToTheBarAt | Inner Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1802-01-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1898-01-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
East India Company College
NERFINISHED
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St John's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Westminster School ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| familyName | Villiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | George Villiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| ideology | classical liberalism ⓘ |
| introduced | annual motions in the House of Commons for repeal of the Corn Laws ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Liberal Party (UK)
NERFINISHED
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Whig Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Pelham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Theresa Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Anti–Corn Law movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the movement to repeal the Corn Laws
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longest continuously serving Member of Parliament of his time ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryServiceLength | over 62 years ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1898 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1835 ⓘ |
| partyAlignment | free trade ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton
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Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South ⓘ |
| profession | lawyer ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| represented |
Wolverhampton
NERFINISHED
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Wolverhampton South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| servedIn | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | repeal of the Corn Laws ⓘ |
| workedAs | Poor Law Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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