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| members of the parliament of great britain for english constituencies | |
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| 1726 births | |
| 1802 deaths | |
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A vigorous opponent of the taxation of America , Barré displayed his mastery of invective in his championship of the American cause, and the name "Sons of Liberty," which he had applied to the colonists in one of his speeches, became a common designation of the American organizations directed against the Stamp Act , as well as of later patriotic clubs. His appointment in 1782 to the treasurership of the navy, which carried with it a pension of £3200 a year, at a time when the government was ostensibly advocating Economy , caused great discontent; subsequently, however, he received from the younger Pitt the clerkship of the pells in place of the pension, which thus was saved to the public. Becoming blind, he retired from office in 1790 and died on the 20th of July 1802 . The city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania was named for John Wilkes and Isaac Barré. |
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