Famous Irishman - John Toland

This week's famous Irishman is John Toland.

John Toland
(30 November 1670 - 11 March 1722)
was an Irish philosopher.he was first person called a freethinker (by Bishop Berkeley) and went on to write over a hundred books in various domains but mostly dedicated to criticizing ecclesiastical institutions. A great deal of his intellectual activity was dedicated to writing political tracts in support of the Whig cause.