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- +'''Thomas Potter''' (1718–1759) was a [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] [[politician]] who sat as a [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Aylesbury]], [[Okehampton]] and [[St Germans]] in [[Cornwall]]. He was believed to be the author of ''Essay on Woman'', a crude parody of [[Alexander Pope]]'s ''[[Essay on Man]]''. The authorship of this was later attributed to John Wilkes, when it was read out in the [[House of Lords]], during his expulsion from parliament in 1764.
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Thomas Potter (1718–1759) was a British politician who sat as a Member of Parliament for Aylesbury, Okehampton and St Germans in Cornwall. He was believed to be the author of Essay on Woman, a crude parody of Alexander Pope's Essay on Man. The authorship of this was later attributed to John Wilkes, when it was read out in the House of Lords, during his expulsion from parliament in 1764.



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