Henry Grattan 1746 - 1820
Henry Grattan , MP In 1782:On 31 May a grant of £50,000 `to be laid out in the purchase of lands in the kingdom, to be settled on Henry Grattan, Esq., and his heirs in testimony of the gratitude of this nation for his eminent and unequalled services to this kingdom' was unanimously agreed to by the House of Commons, and subsequently the Moyanna estate, near Stradbally in Queen's County, was purchased with the money. By his will Grattan left the estate, in the (unfulfilled) event of all his children dying without issue living at the time of their death, `in trust to form a foundation for the annual support of unprovided gentlewomen, daughters of poor and meritorious citizens of Dublin'.
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| Born: Dublin, Ireland 3rd Jul 1746 | Baptised: St. John's Church, Fishamble Str, Dublin, Ireland 3rd Jul 1746
| | Died: Baker st, London, , , England 6th Jun 1820 | Buried: north transept, Westminster Abbe, 16th Jun 1820
| | Family: Grattan |
Timeline
| 3rd Jul 1746 | Born (birth) Dublin, Ireland | | 3rd Jul 1746 | Baptised (baptism) Dublin, Ireland | | 1782 | MARS/ROLE FIANCE | | Dec 1782 | Married (marriage) | | 6th Jun 1820 | Died (death) London, England | | 16th Jun 1820 | Buried (burial) |
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