John Trenchard (1662–1723), English writer and Commonwealthman, belonged to the same Dorset family as the Secretary of State Sir John Trenchard. Trenchard was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. As he inherited considerable wealth, Trenchard was able to devote the greater part of his life to writing on political subjects, his approach being that of a Whig and an opponent of the High Church party.

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  • John Trenchard (1662–1723), English writer and Commonwealthman, belonged to the same Dorset family as the Secretary of State Sir John Trenchard. Trenchard was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. As he inherited considerable wealth, Trenchard was able to devote the greater part of his life to writing on political subjects, his approach being that of a Whig and an opponent of the High Church party. His works include A Short History of Standing Armies in England 1698 and 1731 and The Natural History of Superstition 1709. Along with Thomas Gordon he published The Independent Whig, a weekly periodical. From 1720 to 1723, Trenchard, again with Thomas Gordon, wrote a series of 144 essays entitled Cato's Letters, condemning corruption and lack of morality within the British political system and warning against tyranny. The essays were published as Essays on Liberty, Civil and Religious, first in the London Journal and then in the British Journal. These essays became a cornerstone of the Commonwealthmen tradition. From 1722 until his death in 1723 Trenchard was also a member of Parliament for Taunton. John Trenchard died on 17 December 1723.
  • John Trenchard était un écrivain anglais, de la même famille que son homonyme secrétaire d'Etat. Il est un représentant éminent du courant républicain, et fut aussi membre du Parlement, élu de Taunton, de 1722 à 1723. Héritant d'une grande fortune, Trenchard fait ses études au Trinity College à Dublin. Il consacra la plus grande partie de sa vie à des écrits politiques, inspirés par les Whig, et opposés au parti de la Haute Eglise. Avec Thomas Gordon, il publia l'hebdomadaire The Independent Whig, puis co-écrit de 1720 à 1723 une série de 144 essais connus sous le titre de Cato's Letters, qui condamnaient la corruption et l'immoralité de la vie politique britannique et se voulaient un avertissement contre la tyrannie. Ces essais ont été publié sous le titre d' Essais sur la liberté, civile et religieuse, d'abord dans le London Journal, puis le British Journal, et sont devenus une pierre angulaire de la tradition du Commonwealth.
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  • 1722–1723
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  • John Trenchard (1662–1723), English writer and Commonwealthman, belonged to the same Dorset family as the Secretary of State Sir John Trenchard. Trenchard was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. As he inherited considerable wealth, Trenchard was able to devote the greater part of his life to writing on political subjects, his approach being that of a Whig and an opponent of the High Church party.
  • John Trenchard était un écrivain anglais, de la même famille que son homonyme secrétaire d'Etat. Il est un représentant éminent du courant républicain, et fut aussi membre du Parlement, élu de Taunton, de 1722 à 1723. Héritant d'une grande fortune, Trenchard fait ses études au Trinity College à Dublin. Il consacra la plus grande partie de sa vie à des écrits politiques, inspirés par les Whig, et opposés au parti de la Haute Eglise.
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