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About John Philpot Curran
John Philpot Curran was an Irish orator, politician, and lawyer celebrated for his defence of civil and political liberty. He first won popular acclaim in 1780, as the only lawyer in his circuit willing to represent a Catholic priest horsewhipped by an Anglo-Irish lord. In the 1790s he was celebrated as a champion in the Irish House of Commons of Catholic emancipation and parliamentary reform, and in court as defence counsel for United Irishmen facing charges of sedition and treason. Following the rebellion of 1798, he was vocal in his opposition to Britain's incorporation of Ireland in a United Kingdom.
Everything about John Philpot Curran →- Occupation
- jurist, politician, poet, barrister
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland
- Citizenship
- Ireland
- Born
- July 24, 1750
- Died
- October 14, 1817