Curran, John Philpot |
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BORN 24 Jul 1750, Newmarket, Cork - DIED 14 Oct 1817, London: Brompton GRAVE LOCATION Dublin: Glasnevin Cemetery |
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Descendant of one of Cromwell's soldiers. In 1774 he married,
but it was an unhappy marriage and his wife eloped. In 1775
he was caled to the Irish bar. In 1783 he appointed king’s counsel
and be became a memeber of the Irish House of Commons. He was
strongly in favour of Catholic emancipation and became most
famous for his connections with the United Irishmen. He defended
the extremist Hamilton Rowan as well as several others in court. In 1806 he became Master of the Rolls. After eight years he resigned and he spent his last years in London. The poet Shelley visited him when in Dublin in 1812 when he was in the North of Ireland as an activist against English oppression. Curran's daughter Amelia befrieded the Shelleys in Italy and painted Shelley's portrait. Family • Daughter: Curran, Amelia Related persons • was a friend of Godwin, William • was visited by Shelley, Percy Bysshe Sources • Holmes, Richard, Shelley, The Pursuit, Penguin Books, London, 1987 |