Charles Bradlaugh : Forefather of British Freethought, Secularist Activist, and Church Critic

September 26, 1833 — January 30, 1891

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An English political activist and atheist. He founded the National Secular Society in 1866, 15 years after George Holyoake had coined the term "secularism" in 1851. In 1880, Bradlaugh was elected as the Liberal MP for Northampton.

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September 26, 1833

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January 30, 1891

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