Giles Mompesson
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Giles Mompesson
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Giles Mompesson was an English office holder and courtier who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1621, when he was sentenced for corruption. He was officially a "notorious criminal" whose career was based on speculation and corruption. His name came to be regarded as a synonym for official corruption, because he used nepotism to gain positions for licensing businesses by which he pocketed the fees. In the reaction against Charles I, Mompesson's name was invoked as a symbol of all that
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English politician
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Mompesson
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2023-11-02T15:50:39Z
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