George Bedborough
George Bedborough | |
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Bedborough, c. 1898 | |
| Born | George Bedborough Higgs 10 January 1868 |
| Died | 7 August 1940 (aged 72) Cambridge, England |
| Education | Dulwich College |
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| Known for | Regina v. Bedborough |
| Criminal charges | Publication of an obscene libel |
| Criminal penalty | Fined £100 (equivalent to £14,070 in 2023) |
| Spouse |
Louisa "Louie" Fisher
(m. 1892) |
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George Bedborough Higgs (10 January 1868 – 7 August 1940) was an English bookseller, journalist, writer, and editor. He advocated for a number of causes, including sex reform, freethought, secularism, eugenics, animal rights, vegetarianism, and free love. He was the secretary of the Legitimation League and editor of the League's publication The Adult: A Journal for the Advancement of freedom in Sexual Relationships. Bedborough was convicted for obscenity in 1898, after being caught selling a book on homosexuality; the case of Regina v. Bedborough, has also been referred to as the Bedborough trial or Bedborough case.