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Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Baronet - Definition and Overview

Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Baronet (September 4, 1843 - January 26, 1911) was an English politician, son of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet.

He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Union Society.

He became a Liberal Member of Parliament; he was ruined at the height of his career after being cited as co-respondent in a divorce suit.

Reference

  • Jenkins, Roy (1996). Dilke: A Victorian tragedy. London: Papermac. ISBN 0333620208
  • Gwynn, Stephen & Tuckwell, Gertrude (1917). The life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke. London : John Murray.

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