George Wyndham

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George Wyndham was a British Conservative politician and influential statesman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, noted for his role in Irish land reform and his contributions to literature and public life.

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George Wyndham canonical 3
George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Conservative Party (UK) politician
human
literary critic
statesman
writer
associatedWith Anglo-Irish relations
Irish Unionism
burialPlace St Michael and All Angels Church, Compton Chamberlayne
causeOfDeath appendicitis
child Percy Lyulph Wyndham
linked to: Percy Wyndham
citizenship United Kingdom
constituencyRepresented Dover
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1863-08-29
dateOfDeath 1913-06-08
educatedAt Eton College
familyName Wyndham
father Percy Wyndham
fieldOfWork literary criticism
literature
politics
fullName George Wyndham
givenName George
instrumentalIn Irish Land Purchase (Wyndham) Act 1903
linked to: Irish Land Acts
knownFor Wyndham Land Purchase Act 1903
contributions to Conservative politics
essays on romantic literature
role in Irish land reform
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
militaryBranch Coldstream Guards
mother Madeline Caroline Frances Eden Campbell
movement Conservatism
nationality British
notableWork Essays in Romantic Literature
Poems
Ronsard and the Pléiade
linked to: La Pléiade
participatedIn Mahdist War
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Chief Secretary for Ireland
Member of Parliament for Dover
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Under-Secretary of State for War
religion Anglicanism
residence 3 Grosvenor Gardens, London
Clouds House, Wiltshire
servedIn British Army
sexOrGender male
sibling Mary Constance Wyndham
Pamela Adelaide Genevieve Wyndham
spouse Sibell Mary Lumley
termEndAsChiefSecretaryForIreland 1905
termEndAsMPForDover 1913
termStartAsChiefSecretaryForIreland 1900
termStartAsMPForDover 1889

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George Wyndham fullName George Wyndham
The Souls hasMember George Wyndham
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont child George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont
linked to: George Wyndham