MAKE A MEME View Large Image The Brentford Sweepstakes high.png en Town and Country Magazine satirizing the elections to Parliament of en John Wilkes when he was four times expelled only to be immediately re-elected until Parliament declared the runner-up w en Henry ...
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Keywords: The Brentford Sweepstakes high.png en Town and Country Magazine satirizing the elections to Parliament of en John Wilkes when he was four times expelled only to be immediately re-elected until Parliament declared the runner-up w en Henry Luttrell 2nd Earl of Carhampton the winner by fiat The caption to the image reads <blockquote> All Coursers the first Heat with Vigour Run; but 'tis with Whip Spur the Race is won </blockquote> The number 1143 on Wilkes' riderless saddle indicates that he got a majority of the votes 1769-04-13 The Town and Counrty Magazine Vol I 13 April 1769 The Town and Counrty Magazine PD-old-1923 Uploaded with UploadWizard John Wilkes History of Middlesex
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