Henry Grattan Biography

Henry Grattan biography

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NAME: Henry Grattan
OCCUPATION: Political Leader
BIRTH DATE: July 03, 1746
DEATH DATE: June 06, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH: Dublin, Ireland
PLACE OF DEATH: London, England

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Henry Grattan was a statesman in the Irish House of Commons who opposed the Act of Union 1800 which merged the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Born in Dublin in 1746, Henry Grattan was a statesman in the Irish House of Commons. He led the movement that forced Great Britain to grant Ireland legislative independence in 1782. He later opposed the Act of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. He spent the last 15 years of his life in the English House of Commons, flight for Catholic emancipation.

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