Isaac Barré

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British politician Member of Parliament person soldier

Isaac Barré was an 18th-century Irish-born British soldier and politician known for his support of American colonists and opposition to British taxation policies.

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instanceOf British politician ⓘ
Member of Parliament ⓘ
person ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
battle Battle of Quebec (1759) ⓘ
birthDate 1726-10-15 ⓘ
birthPlace Dublin ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
burialPlace Marylebone, London, England ⓘ
surface form: Marylebone, London
causeOfFame defense of American colonial rights in Parliament ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
criticized British imperial taxation policy ⓘ
deathDate 1802-07-20 ⓘ
educatedAt Trinity College Dublin ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Irish ⓘ
eyeInjury lost an eye in battle ⓘ
familyName Barré ⓘ
givenName Isaac ⓘ
honoredBy place names in North America ⓘ
inspiredNameOf Barre, Vermont ⓘ
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
surface form: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
knownFor fiery speeches in the House of Commons ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ
notableFor coining or popularizing the term "Sons of Liberty" for American patriots ⓘ
opposition to British taxation policies on the American colonies ⓘ
support of American colonists ⓘ
occupation orator ⓘ
politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
parliamentaryOppositionTo Stamp Act 1765 ⓘ
Townshend Acts (tea tax component) ⓘ
surface form: Townshend Acts
politicalAlignment supporter of William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Calne ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Chipping Wycombe ⓘ
Paymaster of the Forces ⓘ
surface form: Paymaster General of the Forces

Treasurer of the Navy ⓘ
Vice-Treasurer of Ireland ⓘ
residence London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
retirementReason ill health ⓘ
servedIn Seven Years' War ⓘ
woundedIn Battle of Quebec (1759) ⓘ

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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States → namedAfter → Isaac Barré ⓘ
subject surface form: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania