John Wilkes (17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797) the son of Israel Wilkes, a malt distiller, was an English radical, journalist.

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John Wilkes (17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797) the son of Israel Wilkes, a malt distiller, was an English radical, journalist, libertine, politician and pornographer. He was first elected Member of Parliament in 1757. Image from the archives of Press Portrait Service, formerly Press Portrait Bureau.

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