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| Dilke, Ashton Wentworth. Adm. pens. (age 17) at TRINITY HALL, May 22, 1868. [Younger] s. of Sir Charles Wentworth (next), Bart. B. Aug. 11, 1850, in London. Educated privately. Matric. Michs. 1869; Scholar, 1870. Visited a great part of Central Asia. Resided some months in a Russian village studying the language and condition of the peasantry. On his return read a paper on Kuldja before the Geographical Society and commenced a work on Russia, one or two chapters of which appeared in the Fortnightly Review, but was never published. Bought the Weekly Dispatch for £14,000 in Jan. 1875, and edited it till his death. M.P. for Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1880-3; seemed likely to play an important part in politics, but his health gave way, and he resigned his seat. Translated I. S. Turgenev's Virgin Soil, 1878. Died Mar. 12, 1883, aged 32, at Algiers. Brother of Charles W. (1862); father of Fisher W. (1895) and Clement W. (1896). (D.N.B.; Boase, IV. 878; Scott, MSS.; Burke, P. and B., 815.) | Ashton Wentworth DILKE Approx. lifespan: 1850–1883 pens. aged 17 Trinity Hall adm1868:05:22 Younger s. of Sir Charles Wentworth DILKE (next), Bart. b. London , 1850:08:11 Sch: private Matric 1869:10MT: Scholar 1870 Visited a great part of Central Asia , Resided some months in a Russian village [Russia], studying the language and condition of the peasantry. On his return read a paper on Kuldja before Geographical Society and commenced a work on Russia , , one or two chapters of which appeared in the Fortnightly Rev.iew, but was never published. Bought the Weekly Dispatch for £14,000 in1875:01, and edited it till his death. M.P. for: : Newcastle-on-Tyne, [Northumberland], 1880-83 seemed likely to play an important part in politics, but his health gave way, and he resigned his seat. Translated I. S. Turgenev's Virgin Soil 1878 d. aged 32 Algiers, [Algeria], 1883:03:12 brother of Charles W. DILKE (1862) father of Fisher W. DILKE (1895) father of Clement W. DILKE (1896) ( D.N.B.; Boase, IV. 878; Scott, MSS. ; Burke, P. and B., 815) |