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Henry Grattan (3 July 1746 – 4 June 1820) was an Irish politician and lawyer who campaigned for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century from Britain. He was a Member of the Irish Parliament (MP) from 1775 to 1801 and a Member of Parliament (MP) in Westminster from 1805 to 1820.
29 giu 2024 · Henry Grattan (born July 3, 1746, Dublin, Ire.—died June 4, 1820, London, Eng.) was a leader of the Patriot movement that won legislative independence for Ireland in 1782. Later he headed opposition to the union (1800) of England and Ireland.
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Uomo di stato irlandese, nato a Dublino il 3 luglio 1746, morto a Londra il 6 giugno 1820.
Si oppose, senza successo, al patto di unione con l'Inghilterra (1800). Estraniatosi dalla vita politica irlandese, entrò nel parlamento inglese (1805) e riprese la sua azione a favore dei cattolici, con scarso successo. © Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana fondata da Giovanni Treccani - Riproduzione riservata.
Grattan, Henry (1746–1820), politician, was baptised 3 July 1746 at St John's Church, Fishamble St., Dublin, first son of James Grattan of Belcamp, Co. Dublin, recorder of Dublin and MP, and Mary Grattan (née Marlay) of Marlay Abbey, Co. Dublin.
The biographical entry for Henry Grattan, including an account of the passing of the irish Act of Union in 1800, from 'A Compendium of Irish Biography', by Alfred Webb, 1878 genealogy names
29 mag 2018 · The Irish statesman and orator Henry Grattan (1746-1820) led the nationalist fight for Ireland's legislative independence from England, for parliamentary reform, and for Catholic emancipation. Henry Grattan distinguished himself at Trinity College, Dublin, where he acquired his passion for the classics and for eloquent oratory.
