Thomas 'Clio' Rickman
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Thomas 'Clio' Rickman was born to a Quaker family, the youngest son of John Rickman (1715-1789), a brewer
(and the freeholder
of the Bear Inn at Cliffe, near (now in) Lewes
, Sussex), and Elizabeth Rickman (née Peters). Rickman published political pamphlets and broadsides, contributing to the poetry columns of the Black Dwarf and other periodicals. Rickman married outside the Quaker faith, and after being disowned by the Friends moved to London
, where in 1783 he set up as a bookseller. He was a member of the Headstrong Club
, and a friend of Thomas Paine
, who lived with him when composing The Rights of Man in 1791 - they had first met during the time Paine was living in Lewes between 1768 and 1774. His "Life of Thomas Paine" was published in 1819.
Brewer
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(and the freeholder
Freeholder
A freeholder can refer to:* one who is in freehold* one who holds title to real property in Fee simple* an official of county government in the U.S. state of New Jersey...
of the Bear Inn at Cliffe, near (now in) Lewes
Lewes
Lewes is the county town of East Sussex, England and historically of all of Sussex. It is a civil parish and is the centre of the Lewes local government district. The settlement has a history as a bridging point and as a market town, and today as a communications hub and tourist-oriented town...
, Sussex), and Elizabeth Rickman (née Peters). Rickman published political pamphlets and broadsides, contributing to the poetry columns of the Black Dwarf and other periodicals. Rickman married outside the Quaker faith, and after being disowned by the Friends moved to London
London
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, where in 1783 he set up as a bookseller. He was a member of the Headstrong Club
Headstrong Club
The Headstrong Club was an 18th century debating society operating out of an upstairs room at The White Hart in Lewes whose notable members included Thomas Paine and Thomas 'Clio' Rickman.- Modern Re-launch :...
, and a friend of Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine
Thomas "Tom" Paine was an English author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States...
, who lived with him when composing The Rights of Man in 1791 - they had first met during the time Paine was living in Lewes between 1768 and 1774. His "Life of Thomas Paine" was published in 1819.