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Henry Hunt
Henry Hunt was a British radical speaker and writer, best known for his involvement in political reform movements during the early 19th century. He played a prominent role in advocating for universal suffrage and parliamentary reform, particularly through his leadership at the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. Hunt also authored works such as "Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq." in which he recounted his life and political struggles. His speeches and writings greatly influenced the development of the Chartist movement and other social reforms in Britain.
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MEMOIRS OF HENRY HUNT. This wanton outrage was perpetrated in the presence of those, who will, perhaps, blush when they read this. I do not say that this was done by the Magistrate; but it was done by the gang that surrounded him, and I know the villain who did it. The poor thing lay senseless for some time; no one of the numerous spectators daring to go to her assistance. When she came to her senses,...
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MEMOIRS OF HENRY HUNT. Hunting, shooting, and fishing by day, and mixing in the thoughtless, gay, and giddy throng by night, soon, however, dispelled any unpleasant impression which this circumstance had made upon my mind. I every day became acquainted with new and more fashionable society than I had before associated with, and as my son was about to be christened, we were determined to give a...
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FRIENDS AND FELLOW COUNTRYMEN, In dedicating this work to you, I will, in the first instance, briefly record the fact, that—on Monday, the 15th day of May, Mr. Justice Bayley, as senior puisne Judge of the court of King's Bench, in a mild and gentle manner, passed the above unexampled sentence upon me for having attended a public meeting at Manchester, by the invitation of seven hundred...
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