William Lovett
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William Lovett was a leading 19th-century British radical and social reformer who became one of the principal architects and advocates of the Chartist movement for democratic political rights.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British political activist
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Chartist leader → person → radical politician → social reformer → |
| activeIn | 19th-century British politics → |
| advocated |
abolition of property qualifications for MPs
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annual parliaments → equal electoral districts → payment of Members of Parliament → peaceful political reform → universal male suffrage → vote by secret ballot → working-class education → |
| birthDate | 1800-05-08 → |
| birthPlace |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
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England → Newlyn NERFINISHED → |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom → |
| deathDate | 1877-08-08 → |
| influenced |
British labour movement
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later democratic reform campaigns → |
| knownFor |
advocacy of peaceful, moral-force Chartism
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co-authoring the People’s Charter of 1838 → leadership in the London Working Men’s Association → |
| memberOf | London Working Men’s Association NERFINISHED → |
| movement |
British radicalism
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Chartism NERFINISHED → working-class movement → |
| name | William Lovett NERFINISHED → |
| nationality | British → |
| notableWork |
Chartism, a New Organisation of the People
NERFINISHED
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Life and Struggles of William Lovett NERFINISHED → The People’s Charter NERFINISHED → |
| occupation |
cabinetmaker
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political activist → trade unionist → writer → |
| opposed | use of violence in Chartist agitation → |
| politicalIdeology |
Chartism
NERFINISHED
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liberalism → radicalism → |
| positionHeld | secretary of the London Working Men’s Association → |
| religion | secularist sympathies → |
| wrote |
Chartism, a New Organisation of the People
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Life and Struggles of William Lovett NERFINISHED → |
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