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Radical. William Cobbett (9 March 1763 – 18 June 1835) was an English radical pamphleteer, journalist, politician, and farmer born in Farnham, Surrey. He was one of an agrarian faction seeking to reform Parliament, abolish "rotten boroughs", restrain foreign activity, and raise wages, with the goal of easing poverty among farm ...
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- Pamphleteer, journalist, soldier
William Cobbett (* 9. März 1763 in Farnham, Surrey, England; † 18. Juni 1835 in Normandy, Surrey, England) war ein englischer Schriftsteller, Journalist, Verleger und radikaler, d. h. linksliberaler Politiker. Er war Herausgeber der Wochenzeitung Political Register und hatte von 1832 an bis zu seinem Tod einen Sitz im House of Commons.
William Cobbett (born March 9, 1763, Farnham, Surrey, England—died June 18, 1835, Normandy, Surrey) was an English popular journalist who played an important political role as a champion of traditional rural England against the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution.
Learn about the life and works of William Cobbett, an English pamphleteer, journalist and MP who advocated for political and agricultural reform. Explore his early years, his travels, his controversies, his books and his legacy.
William Cobbett, (born March 9, 1763, Farnham, Surrey, Eng.—died June 18, 1835, London), English journalist. He joined the army and served in Canada (1785–91). He lived in the U.S. (1794–1800), where he launched his career as a journalist, fiercely attacking the spirit and practice of American democracy and winning himself the nickname ...
Learn about the life and work of William Cobbett, a radical journalist, farmer and Member of Parliament who campaigned for political and parliamentary reform. See his portrait and explore his documents and images in the Parliamentary Collections.
William Cobbett (1763-1835) was an idiosyncratic English Radical who had a large influence on ordinary working people with his many pamphlets and cheap copies of his long running weekly newspaper The Register. He advocated electoral reform and Catholic emancipation, and opposed the protectionist Corn Laws and paper money.
