My Mum just reminded me about Henry Root, man was he FUNNY! This was actually an author, William Donaldson, had a wild and crazy life, became most famous for his letters to various prominent people, all in charcater as 'Henry Root' and ex-fishmonger and prominent Right Wing nutcase. He'd send people 5 pounds for their 'cause', completely missing the point of it all, and incidentally threatening to turn up on their doorsteps at specific times and places, to the panicked replies from the subject.
Anyways, very funny stuff, I'll try and find some examples...
UPDATE - died in 2005. Here's the obit in the Guardian...
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