Ernest Jones

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Ernest Jones was a prominent 19th-century British radical politician, poet, and barrister who became one of the leading voices of the Chartist movement for democratic reform.

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instanceOf Chartist
barrister
human
poet
politician
advocatedFor abolition of property qualifications for MPs
annual parliaments
electoral reform
payment of MPs
secret ballot
social reform
universal male suffrage
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1819-01-25
dateOfDeath 1869-01-26
educatedAt University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED
familyName Jones NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork law
literature
politics
gender male
givenName Ernest
hasEthnicGroup English people
knownFor fiery oratory
radical political journalism
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Chartism NERFINISHED
notableFor Chartist poetry
advocacy of democratic reform
leadership in the Chartist movement
occupation barrister
journalist
poet
politician
participantIn British radical politics in the 19th century
Chartist demonstrations
placeOfBirth Berlin NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Manchester
politicalAlignment working-class politics
politicalIdeology radicalism
positionHeld Chartist leader
editor of The People’s Paper
wrote Chartist songs and poems
The New World
The Revolt of Hindostan

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Chartism notableLeader Ernest Jones