Wilks was the son of Matthew Wilks, minister of the Whitefield's Tabernacle, Moorfields. He was for many years the vestry clerk and chief manager of the parochial affairs of St Luke's Old Street. He became secretary of the Protestant Society for the protection of religious liberty when it was formed in 1811.
In 1830, Wilks was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Boston with the plagiaristic (it originated with John Wilkes (17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797)) battle-cry of his supporters of "Wilks and Liberty".[1] He held the seat until 1837.[2] In 1834 he was in two religious disputes. In one "His conduct at the Tabernacle, in Moorfields, completely destroyed the small remains of confidence which they were disposed to repose in him", and in the other "Mr. Wilks has given no proof, as a manager, of zeal for the glory of God in the place, or of interest in the prosperity of its institutions:—Resolved,—That, in the judgment of this Meeting, John Wilks, Esq. M.P., for the above and other reasons, is not a fit and proper person to act as an office-bearer in the Church of God".[3]
Wilks died at the age of 77.
Familyedit
Wilks was survived by a son John, and three daughters.[4] His son Rowland, vestry clerk, predeceased him in 1838.[5] One of the daughters, Mary Mullis, married James Parsons.[6]
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^Holliday Bickerstaffe Kendall. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church (Volume 1)
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^Quinn, J. M. V. "Wilks, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21463. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Wilks
john, wilks, confused, with, john, wilkes, english, lawyer, politician, writer, swindler, swindler, 1776, august, 1854, english, whig, party, politician, house, commons, from, 1830, 1837, contents, life, family, references, external, linkslife, editwilks, matt. Not to be confused with John Wilkes For his son the English lawyer politician writer and swindler see John Wilks swindler John Wilks 1776 25 August 1854 was an English Whig Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1830 to 1837 Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 References 4 External linksLife editWilks was the son of Matthew Wilks minister of the Whitefield s Tabernacle Moorfields He was for many years the vestry clerk and chief manager of the parochial affairs of St Luke s Old Street He became secretary of the Protestant Society for the protection of religious liberty when it was formed in 1811 In 1830 Wilks was elected Member of Parliament MP for Boston with the plagiaristic it originated with John Wilkes 17 October 1725 26 December 1797 battle cry of his supporters of Wilks and Liberty 1 He held the seat until 1837 2 In 1834 he was in two religious disputes In one His conduct at the Tabernacle in Moorfields completely destroyed the small remains of confidence which they were disposed to repose in him and in the other Mr Wilks has given no proof as a manager of zeal for the glory of God in the place or of interest in the prosperity of its institutions Resolved That in the judgment of this Meeting John Wilks Esq M P for the above and other reasons is not a fit and proper person to act as an office bearer in the Church of God 3 Wilks died at the age of 77 Family editWilks was survived by a son John and three daughters 4 His son Rowland vestry clerk predeceased him in 1838 5 One of the daughters Mary Mullis married James Parsons 6 References edit Holliday Bickerstaffe Kendall The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church Volume 1 Leigh Rayment Commons constituencies B Part 4 Archived from the original on 10 August 2009 Retrieved 3 August 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link The British Magazine Vol 6 1834 Lee Sidney ed 1900 Wilks John Dictionary of National Biography Vol 61 London Smith Elder amp Co Gentleman s Magazine vol 12 Quinn J M V Wilks John Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 21463 Subscription or UK public library membership required External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by John Wilks nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Wilks amp oldid 1125522983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
