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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73803" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73803" /> == | ||
<p> Anti-Papal agitator, born in London, son of the | <p> Anti-Papal agitator, born in London, son of the Duke of Gordon; he adopted the navy as a profession, and rose to be lieutenant; entered Parliament, and soon made himself conspicuous by his indiscriminate attacks on both [[Whigs]] and Tories; gave a passionate support to the London [[Protestant]] Association formed for the purpose of bringing about the repeal of the [[Catholic]] [[Emancipation]] Bill of 1778; in 1780, as [[President]] of the Association, took the leading part in the famous No [[Popery]] riots in London; was tried but acquitted, mainly through the eloquent defence of Erskine; subsequently he was excommunicated for contempt of court, and eventually, after endeavouring to escape prosecution for two treasonable pamphlets, was apprehended, and died in [[Newgate]] (1751-1793). </p> | ||
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
Anti-Papal agitator, born in London, son of the Duke of Gordon; he adopted the navy as a profession, and rose to be lieutenant; entered Parliament, and soon made himself conspicuous by his indiscriminate attacks on both Whigs and Tories; gave a passionate support to the London Protestant Association formed for the purpose of bringing about the repeal of the Catholic Emancipation Bill of 1778; in 1780, as President of the Association, took the leading part in the famous No Popery riots in London; was tried but acquitted, mainly through the eloquent defence of Erskine; subsequently he was excommunicated for contempt of court, and eventually, after endeavouring to escape prosecution for two treasonable pamphlets, was apprehended, and died in Newgate (1751-1793).
