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Dilke, Sir Charles Wentworth

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Dilke, Sir Charles Wentworth (dĭlk), 1843–1911, British statesman. A radical leader in the Liberal party, he helped pass the parliamentary Reform Acts Reform Act of 1832, enacted under the Whig administration of the 2d Earl Grey , redistributed seats in the interest of larger communities; it also extended the franchise in the boroughs to those who occupied premises of an annual value of £10 and in the counties to similar
..... Click the link for more information.  of 1884–85 as well as laws giving the municipal franchise to women, legalizing labor unions, and limiting working hours. Dilke's political career was effectively ended in 1885, when he was named as correspondent in a notorious divorce case.
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