Robert Edgeworth, former MP, dies
A Deadly Duel that Haunted Him the Rest of His Life Robert Edgeworth, a member of the prominent Longford family and MP for St Johnstown (1713–1727), was described as follows: ‘He had no notion of good breeding, was outrageously rude and abusive to persons he disliked, had a strange disposition to fighting and quarrelling and was quite void of fear of any man living; but was most childishly fearful of apparitions and goblins especially after he had killed Mr Atkinson in a duel in Clontarf Wood, after which time he could never lie without a lighted candle in his room and a servant either in his chamber or within his call … He hated many people, loved nobody, nor nobody loved him.’
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Samuel Boyse, MP for Bannow, dies as a result of a duel at the age of 33
Samuel Boyse (1696-1730) was an Irish politician. Boyse was born in Dublin.
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William Conolly resigns as Speaker
William Conolly resigns as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons on grounds of ill health. Sir Ralph Gore is elected unanimously in his place
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Edmund Burke, Irish statesman, born
The Right Honourable Edmund Burke, the prominent Irish statesman, philosopher, and political theorist, was born on January 12, 1729, in Dublin, Ireland. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the development of modern conservative political thought and is known for his eloquent writings and speeches on a range of political and philosophical topics.
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Oliver Goldsmith, playwright, novelist and poet, born
Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was a well-known Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, dramatist and poet, who is noted for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770), and his plays The Good-Natur’d Man (1768) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771, first performed in 1773). He is thought by some to have written the classic children’s tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes (1765).
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