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Which government position did Joseph Addison receive after John Locke's death?
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Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison, oil painting by Michael Dahl, 1719; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Following the death of the philosopher John Locke, Joseph Addison was appointed as a commissioner of appeals in excise, a position that served as a sinecure.1