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John Stuart Mill, British social reformer and philosopher, 1873. Wood engraving published at time of his death. An advocate of utilitarianism, Mill (1806-1873) was probably the most influential liberal thinker of the 19th century. A Liberal Member of Parliament, he campaigned for women's rights extension of suffrage, proportional representation in elections and reform of British rule in Ireland.