John Wilkes (1727-1797) & Field Marshal Henry Conway (1721-1795).

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DERBY PORCELAIN FACTORY (1756-1848): Wilkes was an English politician and journalist and champion of freedom of the press. He was convicted of seditious libel by the British government in 1764. Conway spoke up for Wilkes at his trial.

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