John Philpot Curran
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John Philpot Curran
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John Philpot Curran was an Irish orator, politician, wit, and lawyer renowned for employing his skills in 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 of Catholic emancipation and reform in the Irish Parliament and as defence counsel in court for United Irishmen facing charges of sedition and treason. He was vo
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Barrister and Member of Parliament in 18th & 19th century Ireland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Philpot_Curran
date created:
2005-04-30T13:30:10Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T20:29:13Z
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