Sir Charles Dilke, 2nd Baronet

The Right Honourable Sir Charles Dilke Bt PC
Image from an Ogden's Cigarette Card
Born	(1843-09-04)4 September 1843 Chelsea, London, United Kingdom
Died	26 January 1911(1911-01-26) (aged 67) Chelsea, London, United Kingdom
Resting place	Kensal Green Cemetery
Nationality	British
Education	Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Known for	Liberal Party MP President of the Local Government Board, 1882–1885
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Katherine Mary Eliza Sheil (1842–1874) Emilia Strong (1840–1904)

Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Baronet PC (4 September 1843 – 26 January 1911) was an English Liberal and Radical politician. A republican in the early 1870s, he later became a leader in the radical challenge to Whig control of the Liberal Party, making a number of important contributions, including in the legislation increasing democracy in 1883–1885, his support of the growing labour and feminist movements, and his prolific writings on international affairs.

Touted as a future prime minister, his aspirations to higher political office were effectively terminated in 1885 after a notorious and well-publicised divorce case.

His disgrace, and the alignment of Joseph Chamberlain with the Conservatives, both greatly weakened the radical cause.^[1]