John Horne Tooke | |
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Member of Parliament for Old Sarum | |
In office 1801–1802 Serving with George Hardinge | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | Henry Addington |
Preceded by | George Yonge |
Succeeded by | Henry Alexander |
Constituency | Old Sarum |
Personal details | |
Born | John Horne 25 June 1736 Long Acre, Westminster |
Died | 18 March 1812 Chester House, Wimbledon | (aged 75)
Nationality | English |
Political party | Radical |
John Horne Tooke (25 June 1736 – 18 March 1812), known as John Horne until 1782 when he added the surname of his friend William Tooke to his own, was an English clergyman, politician and philologist. Associated with radical proponents of parliamentary reform, he stood trial for treason in 1794.