biography
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| (1746–1820)
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| biography:
| Irish statesman, born in Dublin, Ireland. In 1772 he was called to the Irish bar, and in 1775 entered the Irish parliament, where his oratory made him the leading spokesman for the patriotic party. He secured Irish free trade in 1779, and legislative independence in 1782. He was returned for Dublin in 1790, and in 1805 was elected to the House of Commons, where he fought for Catholic Emancipation. |
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