GRATTAN, HENRY

grătˈən, 1746–1820, Irish statesman. A lawyer, he entered (1775) the Irish Parliament and soon became known as a brilliant orator. Aided by Britain's preoccupation with the American Revolution and its fear of the revolutionary potential of the Irish volunteer army (see Ireland), Grattan led the successful fight for abolition of the restrictions on Irish trade and the repeal of Poynings's Law (see under Poynings, Sir Edward). Having thus gained nominal legislative independence for the Irish Parliament, he worked to eliminate the system by which English patrons continued to control it, advocating Catholic Emancipation as the only means for making the Irish Parliament truly representative. The Catholic Relief Act (1793) gave Catholics the right to vote in Ireland, but hopes raised in 1795 that Catholics would be allowed to sit in Parliament were soon dashed, and Grattan retired (1797) in indignation at the government's policy. In 1800, on the last day of the debate on the parliamentary union with England, Grattan appeared in the Irish Parliament and made the greatest speech of his career in opposition to the Act of Union. He sat in the British Parliament from 1805, taking little part except to support Catholic Emancipation.

See G. O'Brien, Anglo-Irish Politics in the Age of Grattan and Pitt (1986).

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Under the Blue Pennant, Or, Notes of a Naval Officer
Book by John W. Grattan, Robert J. Schneller Jr.; Wiley, 1999
Subjects: Grattan, John W.--B. 1841, Sailors--United States--Biography, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval Operations, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal Narratives, United States--Navy--North Atlantic Blockading Squadron (1861-1865)
...blockade of Wilmington, 28-29, 31 change in command of, 6, 31 Grattan appointed fleet clerk of, 5 individuals of (mentioned...rifles, 33, 89, 152, 165 Patapsco, USS, 20, 114 Patsick Henry, CSS, 201 Pawtucket, USS, 146 Peninsula Campaign, 10...
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Turn West, Turn East: Mark Twain and Henry James
Book by Henry Seidel Canby; Biblo and Tannen, 1965
Subjects: James, Henry--1843-1916, Twain, Mark--1835-1910
...1925 . Dupee Frederick W., Henry James New York, W. Sloane...The Question of Henry James ; a collection of critical...H. Holt and Co., 1945 . Grattan Clinton Hartley, The Three...Green and Company, 1932 . James Henry, Novels and Tales , The New...
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Early Tudor Composers: Biographical Sketches of Thirty-Two Musicians and Composers of the Period 1485-1555
Book by W. Henry Hadow, William H. Grattan Flood; Oxford University Press, H. Milford, 1925
Subjects: Musicians--English
...musicians and composers of the period 1485-1555 WITH A PREFACE BY SIR W. HENRY HADOW, C.B.E., Mus. D. Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield University By WILLIAM H. GRATTAN FLOOD Hon. Mus. D., National University of Ireland; Author of History...
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The American Henry James
Book by Quentin Anderson; Rutgers University Press, 1957
Subjects: James, Henry--1843-1916
...of action" see esp. pp. 47, 57, 65 . 27 Henry Seniors stammer is mentioned in a letter from Carlyle to Emerson . See C. Hartley Grattan, The Three Jameses , pp. 45-46. Henry Juniors stammer is discussed in Edith Wharton...
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Henry James and Impressionism
Book by James J. Kirschke; Whitston, 1981
Subjects: Art And Literature--United States--History--19th Century, Impressionism, Impressionism (Art), James, Henry--1843-1916--Knowledge--Art, James, Henry--1843-1916--Literary Style
...paintings, see especially G. Hartley Grattan. The Three Jameses: A Family of Minds: Henry James, Sr., William James, Henry James . New York. Longmans, Green...are Murdered in the Short Fiction of Henry James". Journal of Narrative Technique...
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A Grenade with the Fuse Lit: William S. Burroughs and Retroactive Utopias in Cities of the Red Night
Journal article by Sean Grattan; Utopian Studies, Vol. 21, 2010
Subjects: Authors--Works, Burroughs, William (American writer, 1914-1997)--Works, Cities of the Red Night (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Utopian literature--Criticism and interpretation, Utopias in literature--Criticism and interpretation, Writers--Works
...and Retroactive Utopias in Cities of the Red Night. by Sean Grattan Abstract In 1981, William S. Burroughs--often considered...on the Philosophy of History," in Illuminations, trans. Henry Zohn (New York: Schocken Books, 1968), 253-64, at 262...
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Online Learning: From Information Dissemination to Fostering Collaboration
Journal article by Sasha A. Barab, Michael K. Thomas, Henry Merrill; Journal of Interactive Learning Research, Vol. 12, 2001
Subjects: Distance education--Management, Internet services--Usage, Internet--Technology application, Online services--Usage
...strengths (Darkenwald Merriam, 1982; Grattan, 1955). Although our theoretical perspective...educators (Darkenwald Merriam, 1982; Grattan, 1955; Feuer Gerber, 1988; Pratt...Psychologist, 27(2), 177-196. Grattan, C.H. (1955). In quest of knowledge...
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Issues in Australian Foreign Policy
Journal article by Henry S. Albinski; The Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 46, 2000
Subjects: Australia--Relations with Indonesia, East Timor--Politics and government, Indonesia--Relations with East Timor, Self-determination, National--East Timor
...September 1999. (45) Michelle Grattan, Sydney Morning Herald, 11...connection to the alliance, see Henry S. Albinski, Australian Financial...Howard, cited by Michelle Grattan in Sydney Morning Herald, 14...Sun Herald, 5 December 1999. HENRY S. ALBINSKI Government and...
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Issues in Australian Foreign Policy
Journal article by Henry S. Albinski; The Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 46, 2000
Subjects: Australia--Foreign relations, International relations--Analysis
...Australian Foreign Policy. by HENRY S. ALBINSKI January to June...2000), pp. 151-42, and Henry S. Albinski, "Issues in Australian...Middle East visit, see Michelle Grattan and Ross Dunn, Sydney Morning...2000, April 2000), p. 26. HENRY S. ALBINSKI Government and...
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Atlantic Exile and the Stateless Citizen in Irish Romanticism
Journal article by Julia M. Wright; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 40, 2009
Subjects: Ireland--Political aspects, Ireland--Portrayals, Ireland--Social aspects, Romanticism (Literature)--Criticism and interpretation, Romanticism (Literature)--Political aspects, Romanticism (Literature)--Social aspects, Seven Years' War, 1756-1763--Influence
...writers from Jonathan Swift to Henry Grattan, about Britain-imposed economic...Parliament on April 19, 1780, Henry Grattan argued for the reinstatement of...Double Consciousness. 1993; Grattan, Henry. Speeches of the Right Honourable...
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Wolfe Tone: Republican Hero or Whig Opportunist?
Magazine article by Andrew Boyd; History Today, Vol. 48, June 1998
Subjects: Government, Resistance to--Ireland, Ireland--History, Irish question--History, Tone, Theobald Wolfe--Influence
...Catholic Committee nonetheless stood by him and even renewed his contract as assistant secretary, despite pressure from Henry Grattan, leader of the Irish Whigs, to have him dismissed. In the end the Government decided, for reasons that seemed complex...
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Season Preview 2011-12: The Year's Top 10 Most-Produced Plays
Magazine article by Diep Tran; American Theatre, Vol. 28, October 2011
Subjects: Drama--Appreciation, Drama--Calendars, Drama--Personalities, Plays--Appreciation, Plays--Calendars, Plays--Personalities
...adapt: Jeffery Hatcher from Henry James; dir: Derek Campbell...Fish Out of Water, Gillian Grattan; dir: Fortunato Pezzimenti...Rosenblum Awards, Nov 15. Henry V, Shakespeare; dir: Jim...adapt: Jeffrey Hatcher from Henry James; dir: Michael Barakiva...
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Light on the Dark Continent: the Photography of Alice Seely Harris and the Congo Atrocities of the Early Twentieth Century
Magazine article by T. Jack Thompson; International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Vol. 26, October 2002
Subjects: Congo-Peoples Republic of Congo, Crime, Harris, Alice Seely, Missionaries, Photographers, Photographs, Rubber industry, Violence
...and exploit the Congo. One of these was Henry Morton Stanley, after whom several natural...more widely. In the same year Mrs. H. Grattan-Guinness, wife of the editor of Regions...Leopolds Rule in Africa11 and in Mrs. Grattan-Guinnesss Congo Slavery. In 1906 the...


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Act of Union Anniversary Supplement: The King Shall Drink to Hamlet's Better Breath; and, in the Cup, a Union Shall He Throw
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), January 22, 2001
...Kingdom. THE Irish House of Commons in the 1790s. Henry Grattan and Henry Flood stand at the right-hand front, in the uniform...Speakers Chair. From an engraving after the painting by Henry Barraud and John Hayter.
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Alices Wonder Book; Bestseller: Alice Taylors Moving to School through the Fields Has Sold More Than Any Other Irish Book
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 2, 2008
...Hegarty, Midleton, Co. Cork QUESTION What became of Henry Grattan once his parliament was dissolved after the Act of Union...1800, prior to Ireland being united with Britain, Henry Grattan too fell silent. He suffered various ignomies, including...
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FAIR CITY STAYS FAIRLY MUCH THE SAME! Remarkable Pictures Show How Little We've Changed over Four Decades
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 9, 2010
Subjects: Indiana University
...another in Grafton Street!). Theres plenty of scaffolding in evidence as the economy kicks off Grattan a la mod: Back in the day, orator Henry Grattan had an unobstructed view of Trinners - not to mention a trendy Vespa No mod cons: These days...
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He Flashed His Killer Smile and the Crowd Went Wild, Even from Afar His White Teeth Dazzled
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 24, 2011
Subjects: Obama, Barack
...Trinity College, as well as the statue of Henry Grattan in full oratorical flight. THE Stars and Stripes...to his Irishness, his longlost distant cousin Henry, who would now be known as Henry VIII, to his final exhortation to the Irish...
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Critics Choice
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 26, 2008
...hIMPIREACHTA, 9.30pm, TG4 ALTHOUGH John Henry Foley may not be a name that most...Dublins OConnell Street and that of Henry Grattan further on up the road on College...our fair capital. TG4 documents Henry Foleys meteoric rise from jobbing...
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Grattan, Henry
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GRATTAN, HENRY grat n, 1746 1820, Irish statesman...Irish volunteer army (see Ireland ), Grattan led the successful fight for abolition...sit in Parliament were soon dashed, and Grattan retired (1797) in indignation at the...
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Flood, Henry
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FLOOD, HENRY 1732 91, Irish statesman. He entered...leadership of the nationalists passed to Henry Grattan . Flood recaptured popularity when, following...Poynings, Sir Edward ), he went beyond Grattan in demanding positive assurance of Irish...
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Ireland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...impossible. The English Reformation under Henry VIII gave rise in England to increased...thus became even more imperative. Henry VIII put down a rebellion (1534...Volunteer Army. The Protestants, led by Henry Grattan , and even supported by some Catholics...
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Poynings, Sir Edward
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Richmond, who in 1485 ascended the English throne as Henry VII. Poynings served Henry on the Continent and was sent (1494) to Ireland...to render a free Irish Parliament impossible. Henry Grattan procured its repeal in 1782...
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Catholic Emancipation
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...by various statutes dating as far back as the time of Henry VIII (see Penal Laws ). This process of removing the...and G. I. T. Machin (1964); S. L. Gwynn, Henry Grattan and His Times (1939, repr. 1971...
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