Henry Grattan was an Irish politician and lawyer who campaigned for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century from Great Britain. He was a Member of the Irish Parliament (MP) from 1775 to 1801 and a Member of Parliament (MP) in Westminster from 1805 to 1820. He has been described as a superb orator and a romantic. With generous enthusiasm he demanded that Ireland should be granted its rightful status, that of an independent nation, though he always insisted that Ireland would remain linked to Great Britain by a common crown and by sharing a common political tradition.
- Occupation
- politician, writer
- Position held
- member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
