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Hace 5 días · Henry Grattan Douglass (1790-1865), doctor of medicine and public servant, was born in Dublin, a son of Adam Douglass, apothecary, and his wife Ann, née Edwards. His grandfather was Adam Douglass of Killenaule, County Tipperary.
Hace 2 días · Shortly before the general election of 1789, he went to the rotten borough of Trim to speak against the granting of the title "Freeman" of Dublin to the parliamentary leader of the Irish Patriot Party, Henry Grattan. Succeeding, he was later nominated and duly elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Trim in the Irish House of Commons.
Hace 3 días · Henry Grattan developed the same point: “I am convinced, that the man who has but five pounds in the world, and pays thirty shillings for his house, ought not to pay hearth-money; the strongest argument for his relief is the bare statement of his condition….The wretchedness of their living, and the misery of their consumption, is the reason why they scarcely pay any tax but the hearth ...
Hace 3 días · Soon the Grattan Aqueduct — named for the 19th century MP Henry Grattan —carries the canal over the Glasha River on the softly wooded waterway. You come to Vicarstown, a pleasant canalside village, where barges and cruisers are moored.
Hace 1 día · 1959 Birthday Honours. The Queen's Birthday Honours 1959 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The Queen, and were announced on 13 June 1959 for ...
Hace 4 días · Politics with Michelle Grattan: Madeleine King on investment incentives and the pivotal role of gas. The energy debate has ramped up, with government and opposition trading blows over their ...
Hace 6 días · The ever-prolific Joyce Carol Oates is back with Butcher, a scathing fictional exploration of the medical establishment’s treatment of women. The brilliant Kent Wascom, who I had the privilege of knowing as an acquaintance in grad school, is back with an explosive, lyrical novel following a crew of misfits through the mythos of the West. R.O ...
