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John Wilkes

John Wilkes

Former Lord Mayor of London
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, Clerkenwell, London, United Kingdom
Died: December 26, 1797 (age 72 years), Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Children: Mary Wilkes
Grandparents: John Heaton and Luke Wilkes
Great-grandparent: Edward Wilkes
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