Samuel Johnson- A Tory MP?

I was reading about Johnson on Wikipedia and discovered this:

"Beyond appearance, Adam Smith claimed that "Johnson knew more books than any man alive", while Edmund Burke thought that if Johnson were to join Parliament, he "certainly would have been the greatest speaker that ever was there"."

With his many connections with the many intellectuals of London, what if he had decided to stand as an MP?

Politically, Johnson was a devout, conservative Anglican who based much of his world views from Christianity, and was at times very charitable. He was a staunch Tory and had sympathies with the Jacobites (but had at some point accepted the Hannoverian succession), but also disliked Scotland. He opposed American Independence and colonisation as a whole, believing the natives' lands were being stolen. He also opposed slavery, and his heir was an African gentleman who he treated as a son.

As a great orator, how will this effect British politics? He was a strong believer in a London-centric view and probably would stand there.

"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford."- Johnson

What are your thoughts?
 
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If I remember correctly he may have tried to get sponsered to become an MP but failed. The big problem in Johnson's life was finance, he definitely wouldn't be able to fund himself in Parliament and I'm not sure he would be able to get a sponser. He was a Tory with some quite interesting views, including the belief that nobility needs wealth to allow it to govern well and so peers who lose their wealth should lose all rights associated with their peerage.
 
Say then that he had good finance. Perhaps the turning point was that his wife did not die. After his wife died, his sorrow made it hard to complete various works. Though Johnson's books were incredibly popular, he took an age to write one. If his wife had not died he most likely would have been more industrious by her motivation. Coupled with the finding of a decent patron ( perhaps found through one of his many intellectual friends), as Johnson had difficult relations with past patrons, this perhaps would lead to the beginning of a prosperous career. King George III had an immense respect for Johnson and invited him many times to speak with him. Could something bear from such?
 
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