Francis Burdett
British politician
Died when: 73 years 363 days (887 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet (25 January 1770 – 23 January 1844) was a British politician and Member of Parliament who gained notoriety as a proponent (in advance of the Chartists) of universal male suffrage, equal electoral districts, vote by ballot, and annual parliaments.
His commitment to reform resulted in legal proceedings and brief confinement to the Tower of London.In his later years he appeared reconciled to the very limited provisions of the 1832 Reform Act.
He was the godfather of Francisco Burdett O'Connor, one of the famed Libertadores of the Spanish American wars of independence.
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