Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke. 1678–1751, English politician; fled to France in 1714 and acted as secretary of state to the Old Pretender; returned to England in 1723. His writings include A Dissertation on Parties (1733–34) and Idea of a Patriot King (1738)
Bolingbroke in American English
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1st Viscount (born Henry St. John) 1678-1751; Eng. statesman & political writer