# Thomas Rickman — The Rights of Man character guide

> Thomas Rickman in The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Rickman, Thomas "Clio" Rickman

**First appearance:** 0022-endnotes

## Who they are

Friend and publisher of Paine, mentioned in endnotes.

## Relationships

### [Edmund Burke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/edmund_burke)

_professional_

Burke interacted frequently with Rickman, likely as a political associate or publisher contact during the pamphlet wars of the 1790s.

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

_friendship_

Paine and Rickman were close friends and allies, with Rickman often supporting Paine's publishing efforts and personal welfare.

### [Count de Broglie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/count_de_broglie)

_social_

Broglie and Rickman were acquaintances, possibly connected through Paine's circle or revolutionary networks.

### [King John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/king_john)

_professional_

King John and Rickman interacted in a formal capacity, possibly as a monarch and a publisher or political intermediary.

### [King John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/king_john)

_professional_

King John and Rickman interacted in a formal capacity, possibly as a monarch and a publisher or political intermediary.

## In the story

### [Editor's Introduction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/chapters/editor-s-introduction)

Paine's friend and radical publisher; Paine stayed at his home at No. 7 Upper Marylebone Street while revising proofs of Part Second of 'Rights of Man.'

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