Hunt, Henry, 1773-1835
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Epithet: of Gresham College
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Epithet: MP
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Epithet: Chairman of the Newfoundland Merchants in London
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Henry Hunt, known as "Orator Hunt" for his 1816 Spa Fields speeches in favor of universal suffrage and Parliamentary reform, was a radical British politician. An important influence on the Chartist movement and a pioneer of mass politics, Hunt was imprisoned for more than two years after the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. After his release, he began several business enterprises, including a shoe-blacking manufacture, in an attempt to restore his financial security. He opposed the 1832 Reform Bill as insufficiently democratic, which cost him his seat in Parliament, and died of a stroke in 1835.
From the description of Henry Hunt papers concerning his business in France, 1801-1833. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702197691
Henry Hunt (called Orator Hunt), English radical.
From the description of Henry "Orator" Hunt manuscript material : 3 items, 1809-1831 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 432092546
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associatedWith | Ashburton, Alexander Baring, Baron, 1774-1848. |
associatedWith | Baines, Edward, 1774-1848. |
associatedWith | Cobbett, William, 1763-1835. |
associatedWith | Eyre, William, fl. 1830. |
associatedWith | Foot, Isaac, 1880-1960. |
associatedWith | Foster, John, journalist. |
associatedWith | Holman, Louis A. (Louis Arthur), 1866-1939 |
associatedWith | Hone, William, 1780-1842. |
associatedWith | Lawrence, William, Sir, 1783-1867. |
associatedWith | Malet, Charles Warre, Sir, 1753-1815. |
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Birth 1773-11-06
Death 1835-02-15
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