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John Lind (1737 – 1781) was an English barrister, political activist, and pamphleteer who opposed the American Revolution.

He was educated at Balliol College of Oxford, receiving an MA in 1761. While there he began a long association and friendship with Jeremy Bentham He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and in November 1773 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.