John Wilkes FRS (17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797) was an English radical journalist and politician, as well as a magistrate, essayist and soldier.
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John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American stage actor who assassinated United States President Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes was an outspoken 18th-century journalist and popular London politician who came to be regarded as a victim of persecution and as a champion of ...
John Wilkes
Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
John Wilkes FRS was an English radical journalist and politician, as well as a magistrate, essayist and soldier. He was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of his voters – rather... Wikipedia
Born: October 17, 1725, Kingdom of Great Britain
Died: December 26, 1797 (age 72 years), Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Children: Mary Wilkes
Education: Universiteit Leiden
Grandparents: John Heaton and Luke Wilkes
Great-grandparent: Edward Wilkes
Books
An essay on woman
1763
English Liberty; Or, the British Lion Roused; Containing the Suffering of John Wilkes, Esq; From the First of His Persecution, Down to the Present Time. of 2; Volume 1
The Genuine Interesting Speech of the ... Lord Mayor, Upon the ... Subject of the Middlesex Elections, Delivered ... Feb. 22, 1775, in the House of Commons
1775
A Letter to the Right Honourable George Grenville: Occasioned by His Publication of the Speech He Made in the House of Commons on the Motion for Expelling Mr. Wilkes, Friday, February 3, 1769 ; to which is Added, a Letter on the Public Conduct of Mr. Wilkes, First Pub. November 1, 1768 : with an Appendix ...
1769
The Speeches of John Wilkes ... in the Parliament Appointed to Meet at Westminster the 29. Day of November 1774, to the Prorogation the 6. Day of June 1777, Volume 1
Correspondence of the Late John Wilkes
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John Wilkes was a radical MP and journalist whose activities caused political crises in the 1760's. He was renowned in 18th century political circles as a rake ...
John Wilkes. (1725-1797), Journalist, agitator and politician; MP for Aylesbury and Middlesex. Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry.
Aug 20, 2024 · a member of one of the United States' most distinguished acting families of the 19th century and the assassin who killed US Pres. Abraham Lincoln.
Member of Parliament, political agitator, friend of freedom, demagogue, wit, libertine, pornographer, and shameless self-promoter, England's John Wilkes was ...
John Wilkes Booth ; TitleActor/Assassin ; War & AffiliationCivil War / Confederate ; Date of Birth - DeathMay 10, 1838 - April 26, 1865.
Discover the intriguing story of John Wilkes Booth, actor turned assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Unravel the mysteries surrounding his life.
Jun 17, 2015 · John Wilkes Booth was raised in Bel Air, Maryland where he followed in his family's acting footsteps, making his first appearance on stage at the age of 17.