Henry Grattan

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Henry Grattan was an influential 18th-century Irish politician and statesman best known for leading the movement for legislative independence of the Irish Parliament from Britain.

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instanceOf Irish politician
barrister
human
statesman
burialPlace Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED
child Henry Grattan Jr. NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1746-07-03
dateOfDeath 1820-06-04
educatedAt Trinity College Dublin NERFINISHED
era 18th century
early 19th century
familyName Grattan NERFINISHED
father James Grattan NERFINISHED
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
hasMonument statue on College Green, Dublin
influenced Irish nationalism
constitutional nationalism in Ireland
knownFor advocacy of legislative independence for the Irish Parliament
opposition to the Act of Union 1800
oratory in the Irish House of Commons
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Irish House of Commons NERFINISHED
Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
movement Grattan’s Parliament NERFINISHED
Irish Patriot Party NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableWork leadership of the Irish legislative independence movement
numberOfChildren 4
occupation lawyer
politician
opposedTo Act of Union 1800 NERFINISHED
parliamentaryTermEnd 1800
1820
parliamentaryTermStart 1775
1805
placeOfBirth Dublin NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
politicalAlignment Irish Patriot
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Charlemont
Member of Parliament for Dublin City
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom for Dublin City
religion Anglicanism
residence Tinnehinch, County Wicklow NERFINISHED
spouse Henrietta Fitzgerald NERFINISHED
supported Catholic emancipation

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Kilkenny College notableAlumnus Henry Grattan
Constitution of 1782 supportedBy Henry Grattan
Foxite Whigs hasNotableMember Henry Grattan