Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
Politician
1678 – 1751
Who was Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke?
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke was an English politician, government official and political philosopher. He was a leader of the Tories, and supported the Church of England politically despite his antireligious views and opposition to theology. In 1715 he supported the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 which sought to overthrow the new king George I. Escaping to France he became foreign minister for the Pretender. He was attainted for treason, but reversed course and was allowed to return to England in 1723. He is best known as the philosopher of the Country Party.
In Britain, "Bolingbroke" is pronounced Bullingbrook or Bullenbrook.
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- Born
- Sep 16, 1678
Battersea - Also known as
- Henry Saint John Bolingbroke
- Henry St. John Viscount Bolingbroke
- Viscount Bolingbroke Henry St. John
- Henry St. John Bolingbroke
- Parents
- Spouses
- Frances Winchcombe
(1701/05/22 - ) - Marie Claire des Champs
- Frances Winchcombe
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Eton College
- Lived in
- Bucklebury
- Died
- Dec 12, 1751
Battersea
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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