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1. • • Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., he joined the burgeoning civil rights movement. Lewis was a Freedom Rider, spoke at 1963's March on Washington and led the demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday." He was elected to Congress in 1986 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.
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   John Elwes MP (born John Meggot or Meggott; 7 April 1714 – 26 November 1789) was a member of parliament (MP) in Great Britain for Berkshire (1772–1784) and an eccentric miser, suggested to be an inspiration for the character of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. [1]

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   Who is John Elwes?

   • [ 12] One of Cary Elwes' relatives is John Elwes, a British miser who was the inspiration for Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (1843), having been referenced by Charles Dickens himself in chapter six of his last completed novel, Our Mutual Friend. [ 13][ 14] Elwes himself played five roles in the 2009 film adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

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   What happened to Elwes?

   • Elwes won by a fortnight and the doctor had to forfeit his fee. He also bore a wound from a hunting accident. Legend has it that one day he was out shooting with a gentleman who was a particularly bad shot. This same man accidentally fired through a hedge, lodging several shot in the miser's cheek.

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   Did Charles Dickens mention Elwes in Bleak House?

   • Charles Dickens made reference to Elwes in Bleak House (1853)—along with another notable 18th-century miser, Daniel Dancer —and some years later in his last completed novel, Our Mutual Friend (1865). [ 21] ^ Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (1865).

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   Was Elwes a model for Dickens' most famous miser?

   • Supporting the idea that Elwes was the model for Dickens' most famous miser is the fact that we know for sure that Dickens knew of Elwes, despite the latter dying years before Dickens was born: Dickens mentions Elwes and his parsimonious habits in his letters as well as referencing him in his last complete novel, Our Mutual Friend.

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   Feb 5, 2023 · This might be the wildest Elwes story of them all, actually: Elwes once cut both of his legs badly while walking home in the dark (of course). Being distrustful of doctors, he would only let the apothecary treat one leg, setting out a wager.

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   Dec 25, 2023 · Charles Dickens is believed to have based the infamous character of Ebeneezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol on MP John Elwes, a renowned penny pincher and millionaire.

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   Piggy Carol Singers. Ebenezer Blackadder has a surprise in store for some unwitting carol singers. The other inspiration for Scrooge is likely to have been John Elwes (1714-1789), the MP for...

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   One of Cary Elwes' relatives is John Elwes, a British miser who was the inspiration for Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (1843), having been referenced by Charles Dickens himself in chapter six of his last completed novel, Our Mutual Friend.

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   Nov 25, 2021 · Yet, he found part of the inspiration for his legendary miser Ebenezer Scrooge in a real-life member of Parliament who ate moldy bread, wrestled rotting meat away from a rat, and wore a wig he...

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    Feb 20, 2024 · According to the Telegraph, another man who's believed to have been shaped the depiction of Scrooge is John Elwes. Elwes, a Victorian gentleman who inherited a fortune, was keen to not only...