LONDON STATUES - POLITICIANS
LONDON STATUES - POLITICIANS Some British Politicians who made their mark without getting the top job. But they still got a statue. First, a gem of a trivia question: Apart from the obvious, what did British politician John Wilkes and Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth have in common? As usual, t he accompanying portraits are courtesy of The National Portrait Gallery : For use in non-commercial projects (e.g. online in scholarly and non-profit publications and websites, blogs, local society newsletters and family history). JOHN WILKES (1727–1797) Radical journalist, MP and thorn in the side of the establishment, Wilkes became a symbol of liberty and free speech through his battles with the Crown over his newspaper The North Briton . His repeated expulsions from Parliament only increased his popularity, making him one of the first truly “public” politicians. His No. 45 issue attacking the King made '45' int...