John Wilkes papers 1741-1790 - University of Michigan.
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John Wilkes. Born October 17, 1725 London, England Died December 26, 1797 London, England. Political leader, writer, publisher. John Wilkes was a London radical who favored revolutionary changes in England's political structure.His newspaper articles irritated King George III see entry and British lawmakers (Parliament) so much that he was several times expelled from his seat in Parliament.
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The Essay on Woman was on the same day brought before the Upper House by Lord Sandwich, and, on account of the improper use which had been made of Bishop William Warburton's name as the author of some coarse notes, the work was voted a breach of privilege, and Wilkes was ordered to be prosecuted in the Court of King's Bench for printing and publishing an impious libel.
When in the text of my speech I approached the poem Essay on Woman — a lewd parody of Alexander Pope’s Essay on Man which Wilkes and his friend, the notorious bestialist Thomas Potter, wrote.
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John Wilkes (1725-1797), Journalist, agitator and. his continuing provocation (including a pornographic Essay on Woman) led to outlawry in 1764; until 1768 he lived abroad; re-elected to Parliament on his return and duly imprisoned 1768-70, in which time he was three times elected MP; finally received back in Parliament 1774; alderman 1769, lord mayor 1774-75 and chamberlain 1779 of the.