John Horne Tooke

John Horne Tooke
John Horne Tooke by Thomas Hardy (1757–1804)
Member of Parliament for Old Sarum
In office 1801–1802 Serving with George Hardinge
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	Henry Addington
Preceded by	George Yonge
Succeeded by	Henry Alexander
Constituency	Old Sarum
Personal details
Born	John Horne (1736-06-25)25 June 1736 Long Acre, Westminster
Died	18 March 1812(1812-03-18) (aged 75) Chester House, Wimbledon
Nationality	English
Political party	Radical

John Horne Tooke (25 June 1736 – 18 March 1812), known as John Horne until 1782 when he added the surname of his friend William Tooke to his own, was an English clergyman, politician and philologist. Associated with radical proponents of parliamentary reform, he stood trial for treason in 1794.