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Isaac Cruikshank http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRcruikshankIS.htm Offers information on Isaac Cruikshank. James Bronterre O'Brien http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CHobrien.htm Offers information on James Bronterre O'Brien including bibliography and comments on each work. James Gillray http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRgillray.htm Offers information on James Gillray including bibliography and comments on each work. James Ings http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRings.htm Offers information on James Ings including bibliography and comments on each work. James Leigh Hunt http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRleigh.htm Essayist, poet and editor. Started a political journal called the Examiner which gave support to radicals in Parliament. (1784-1859) James Martineau http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REmartineau.htm Offers information on James Martineau. James Watson http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CHwatson.htm Journalist. Publisher of the newspaper, the Working Man's Friend, in which he attacked the 1832 Reform Act.(1799-1874). James Wroe http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRwroe.htm Journalist and publisher of radical newspaper, the Manchester Observer. Helped form the Patriotic Union Society, a group dedicated to obtain parliamentary reform. (1788-1844) Jane Smeal http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REsmeal.htm A supporter of the Moral Force Chartist movement in the 1840s. Jeremy Bentham http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRbentham.htm Philosopher, legal theorist and reformer, and political radical. Argued in favor of universal suffrage, annual parliaments and vote by ballot in his book, Constitutional Code. Includes excerpts. (1748-1832) John Bright http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRbright.htm Quaker who was elected to represent Durham in the House of Commons and campaigned for the repeal of the Corn Laws. Became one of the leading advocates for universal suffrage. (1811-1889) John Brunt http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRbrunt.htm Member of the Society of Spencean Philanthropists, a radical group that advocated revolution. Involved in the Cato Street Conspiracy, he was found guilty of high treason and sentenced to death. John Cam Hobhouse http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRhobhouse.htm Became the leading advocate of parliamentary reform and factory legislation in the House of Commons. Includes excerpt from his speech made on May 15, 1821. (1786-1869) John Castle http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRcastle.htm Member of the Spencean Philanthropists, a group of radicals who advocated revolution. John Cleave http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CHcleave.htm Worked with Henry Hetherington in the Civil and Religious Association. Started newspaper and campaigned for political reform. Campaigned for removal of the stamp duty on newspapers. (1790-1847) John Doherty http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRdoherty.htm Leader of the Manchester Spinners' Union. Strong opponent of child labor and advocated an eight-hour day for all workers. Favored repeal of the Combination Acts and the Corn Laws. Includes excerpts from his speeches. (1798-1854) John Fielden http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRfielden.htm Founder member of the Todmorden Unitarian Society, a religious group active in the social reform movement. Leader of the reform movement in the House of Commons and campaigned for a ten-hour work day. Includes excerpts from his writings. (1784-1849) John Frost http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CHfrost.htm Chartist who became a leader of the Physical Force movement. Advocated universal suffrage and prison reform. (1784-1877) John Horne Tooke http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRtooke.htm Leader of the Bill of Rights Society and later formed the Constitutional Society, to campaign for parliamentary reform. (1736-1812) John Leech http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CHleech.htm John Stafford http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRstafford.htm Chief Clerk at Bow Street courthouse. One of his main tasks was to recruit Home Office spies, give them their orders and to receive their reports. Their information led to the arrest several members of the Spencean Philanthropists, a group who were involved in the Spa Riots and the Cato Street Conspiracy. (1766-1837) John Stuart Mill http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRmill.htm Wrote a large number of books on philosophy and economics. Member of the House of Commons and campaigned for parliamentary reform. (1806-1873) John Thelwall http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRthelwall.htm Helped form the London Corresponding Society, which attacked the government's foreign policy. Lectured frequently on political reform and was active in protest meetings. (1764-1834) John Wade http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRwade.htm Journalist who wrote several articles in favor of parliamentary reform. (1788-1875) John Wilkes http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRwilkes.htm Elected MP for Aylesbury. Established The North Briton, a newspaper that severely attacked the king and his Prime Minister. Campaigned for religious toleration and introduced the first motion for parliamentary reform. (1725-1797)
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