text_original: Born in 1764, the scion of an ancient Northumbrian house, and the eldest son of a distinguished soldier, he entered the House of Commons as Member for his native county in 1786. In 1792 he became the most in  fluential spokesman of the Society of Friends of the People, and thence onwards for forty years was the foremost advocate of parlia  mentary reform.
text_transcription: BORN IN SEVENTEEN SIXTY FOUR THE SCION OF AN ANCIENT NORTHUMBRIAN HOUSE AND THE OLDEST SON OF A DISTINGUISHED SOLDIER HE ENTERED THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AS MEMBER FOR HIS NATIVE COUNTY IN SEVENTEEN EIGHTY SIX IN SEVENTEEN NINETY TWO HE BECAME THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SPOKESMAN OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE AND THENCE ONWARDS FOR FORTY YEARS WAS THE FOREMOST ADVOCATE OF PARLIAMENTARY REFORM
phonemes: bˈɔːɹn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈɔːɹ, ðə sˈaɪən əvən ˈeɪntʃənt nɔːɹθˈʌmbɹiən hˈaʊs, ænd ðɪ ˈɛldɪst sˈʌn əvə dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt sˈoʊldʒɚ, hiː ˈɛntɚd ðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz æz mˈɛmbɚ fɔːɹ hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv kˈaʊnti ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə mˈoʊst ɪn fluːˈɛnʃəl spˈoʊksmən ʌvðə səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv fɹˈɛndz ʌvðə pˈiːpəl, ænd ðˈɛns ˈɑːnwɚdz fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹɾi jˈɪɹz wʌzðə fˈɔːɹmoʊst ˈædvəkˌeɪt ʌv pˈɑːɹlə mˈɛntɚɹi ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm.