John Horne Tooke

John Horne Tooke, spr. horn- tuk, ( born June 25, 1736, in London, † July 18, 1812 in Wimbledon ) was an English writer.

John Horne Tooke studied theology and was ordained a priest in 1760 the Church of England. His debut as a writer he had in 1771, when he was accused of the authorship of the Letters of Junius, and these rejected with a pamphlet. Nevertheless, he was considered by some contemporaries to be the author of these letters.

During the American War, he ran through his siding with the rebels a one-year detention. After serving his prison Tooke studied law, but could allegedly as a clergyman legal practice do not exercise.

Because of a pamphlet against Prime Minister North, he was accused in 1794 of treason, but acquitted. In 1796 he was elected to Parliament, but could not compete as a clergyman of his offices.

Three weeks after his 76th birthday John Horne Tooke died on 18 July 1812 in Wimbledon.

Works (selection)

• Diversons of Purley. Routledge, London 1993, ISBN 0-415-09251-5 ( Nachdr d ed " Epea pteroenta, or the diversions of purley ", London 1869).
• Alexander Stephens (ed.): Memoirs of John Tooke Hornew. Thomas Gale Publ, Farmington Hills, Mich. 2006 ( Nachdr d ed London 1813).