Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
John Horne Tooke
Standard Name: Tooke, John Horne
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| politics | Thomas Holcroft | He came to trial along with Thomas Hardy
, Daniel Adams
, and John Horne Tooke
. Some of his co-defendants were acquitted and the case was dropped. Goodwin, Albert. The Friends of Liberty: The English Democratic Movement in the Age of the French Revolution. Hutchinson. 332-3 |
| politics | Amelia Opie | Amelia Alderson (later AO
) attended the treason trials at the Old Bailey of Horne Tooke
and Thomas Holcroft
(friends of her family) and other would-be reformers; it was here that she got to know... |
| politics | Mary Tighe | MT
was a liberal Whig in political opinions. She celebrated the famous acquittal of Thomas Hardy
, John Thelwall
, and John Horne Tooke
of the charge of high treason in a sonnet Written on... |
Timeline
20 February 1769: The Bill of Rights Society was founded at...
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20 February 1769
The Bill of Rights Society
was founded at the London Tavern by John Horne (later John Horne Tooke
), John Sawbridge
, Thomas Wilson
, and others, to support Wilkes
and to defend the legal...
April 1771: John Horne (later John Horne Tooke) and others...
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April 1771
John Horne (later John Horne Tooke
) and others seceded from the Bill of Rights Society
to form the Constitutional Society
.
16 December 1789: The Society for Constitutional Information...
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16 December 1789
The Society for Constitutional Information
(a potentially radical political organization) held its semi-annual meeting at the London Tavern, to commemorate the centenary of the Bill of Rights.
Late 1790: William Holland published a print of Burke...
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Late 1790
William Holland
published a print of Burke
running the gauntlet of enemies with whips: women as well as men.
September 1794: Indictments against Thomas Hardy, John Horne...
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September 1794
Indictments against Thomas Hardy
, John Horne Tooke
, and John Thelwall
argued that proposals radically to limit the power of the king should rank as treason.
6 October 1794: A London grand jury found twelve accused...
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6 October 1794
A London grand jury found twelve accused radicals guilty of high treason. Lord Chief Justice Eyre had delivered them the charge.
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