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28 de mar. de 1996 · Abstract. Often deemed the founder of British radicalism, John Wilkes (1725–1797) had a shattering impact on the politics of his time. His audacity in challenging government authority was matched by his skill and determination in attaining his objectives: the freedom of the press to criticize ministers and report Parliament; enhanced security ...
John Wilkes, (born Oct. 17, 1725, London, Eng.—died Dec. 26, 1797, London), English politician. The son of a successful malt distiller, he was educated at an academy at Hertford and afterward privately tutored. His marriage to Mary Meade (1747), heiress of the manor of Aylesbury, brought him a comfortable fortune and an assured status among ...
27 de oct. de 2009 · John Wilkes Booth was an actor and Confederate sympathizer who assassinated U.S. President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., in April 1865.
27 de jul. de 2018 · John Wilkes Booth jumping from the booth after assassinating President Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865. The two rode through the night, arriving around four o’clock in the morning ...
One of the most colorful figures in English political history, John Wilkes (1726-97) is remembered as the father of the British free press, defender of civil and political liberties, and hero to American colonists, who attended closely to his outspoken endorsements of liberty. Wilkes's political career was rancorous, involving duels ...
27 de jun. de 2018 · John Wilkes's older brother Israel had a son, Charles Wilkes, who discovered Antarctica in 1840 and later became a hero during the American Civil War (1861–65). A distant relative of John Wilkes, John Wilkes Booth, will always be remembered as the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
John Wilkes, född 17 oktober 1727 i London, död där 26 december 1797, var en radikal brittisk politiker och publicist. Ungdom [ redigera | redigera wikitext ] Wilkes, som var son till en förmögen spritfabrikant, studerade 1744–1748 i Leiden .
