Irish House of Commons - Famous Members

Famous Members

  • Henry Grattan: Went on to serve as an Irish member of the United Kingdom House of Commons.
  • Boyle Roche: The "father" of Irish bulls
  • Hon. Arthur Wellesley: Later became Duke of Wellington, defeated Napoleon I at Waterloo, and served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He represented his family borough of Trim, County Meath from 1790–96.
  • William Conolly: A past Speaker, Conolly remains today one of the most widely known figures ever to be produced by the Irish parliament. He is famous not just for his role in parliament but also for his great wealth that allowed him to build one of Ireland's greatest Georgian houses, Castletown House.
  • Nathaniel Clements: 1705–77 Government and Treasury Official, Managed extensive financial functions from 1720–77 on behalf of the Government, de facto Minister for Finance 1740–77, extensive property owner and developer. major influence on the architecture of Georgian Dublin and the Irish Palladian Country house.
  • John Philpot Curran: Orator and wit, originator of the quotation "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty".

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