# George Chalmers — The Rights of Man character guide

> George Chalmers in The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. George Chalmers, Mr. Chalmers, George

**First appearance:** 0002-part-first-being-an-answer-to-mr-burke-s-attack-on-the-french-revolution

## Who they are

British writer and critic of Paine, author of a hostile biography.

## Relationships

### [Thomas Paine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/thomas_paine)

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Chalmers, writing under a pseudonym, authored a hostile biography of Paine, making them bitter literary adversaries.

## In the story

### [Appendix](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/chapters/appendix)

Referenced as the author of a spurious 'Life' of Paine, published by a ministerial bookseller.

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