Bradlaugh, Charles

born at London, Eng., Sept. 26, 1833. A noted advocate of secularism and an extreme radical in politics. Excluded from his seat in the British Parliament for 6 years (1880-86) owing to his refusal to take the parliamentary oath when first elected. Founded the National Reformer, the prosecution of which, 1868-69, resulted in the repeal of almost all the statutes which still hampered the freedom of the British pre . Wrote numerous pamphlets including A Few Words About the Devil; The Land, the People and the Coming Struggle; Hints to Emigrants to the United States of America; The True Story of my Parliamentary Struggle, . Died Jan. 30, 1891.