Paul Whitehead (satirist)
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Paul Whitehead was a British satirist and a secretary to the infamous Hellfire Club.
Whitehead - frontispiece of The Poems and Miscellaneous Compositions
Hellfire Club
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Hellfire Club was a term used to describe several exclusive clubs for high-society rakes established in Great Britain and Ireland in the 18th century. The name most commonly refers to Francis Dashwood
Paul Whitehead (satirist)
…Paul Whitehead (6 February 1710 – 20 December 1774) was a British satirist and a secretary to the infamous Hellfire Club. He was born on 6 February 1710 in Castle Yard, Holborn in London where his father was a prosperous tailor. He may have attended a school at Hitchin…
c. 1735 painting of the Dublin Hellfire Club's members
Portrait of Sir Francis Dashwood by William Hogarth