Henry Deane Grady
Henry Deane Grady (1764-1847), was an MP for Limerick City in both the Parliament of Ireland and the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1] He was born in Limerick in about 1764, the son of Standish Grady and Frances Deane.[1] He began his career as a barrister in 1787.[1] He married Dorcas Spread of Ballycannon, County Cork in 1794; they had three sons and five daughters.[1] Grady's daughter Amelia married Edward Chichester, 4th Marquess of Donegall.[2][n 1]
Grady was a member of the Royal Dublin Society, and a noted duelist.[2] He was elected to the Irish parliament for Limerick City in 1797.[1]
Despite the potential political cost to himself, Grady supported the Union with Great Britain. In 1799, he wrote, "I suffer much in my expectations because, if I pursue my profession, I must remain in this country, and it is idle to say that an individual here, however industrious or intelligent as a barrister, unknown to the British minister in the Imperial Parliament, can expect that situation of which, as a member of the Irish parliament, time, zeal and fitness for judicial situation acquired at least through practice, might induce a reasonable hope...."[1]
In the general election of 1801, Grady was elected to the new Limerick City constituency in the UK Parliament. He appeared at Westminster in November 1801.[1] He did not seek re-election.[1]
For his support of the Union, Dublin Castle appointed him second counsel to the revenue board, with an annual salary of £1,200.[1] Disappointed in not having been better remunerated for his Unionism, Grady supported opposition candidates in the general elections of 1812 and 1818.[1] He died 8 September 1847.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Sources vary as to whether the family's name is "Grady" or "O'Grady"; the daughter is listed elsewhere as "O'Grady."
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Parliament of Ireland | ||
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Preceded by John Prendergast Smyth Edmund Pery |
Member of Parliament for Limerick City 1798–1801 With: Charles Vereker 1794–1801 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by Parliament of Ireland |
Member of Parliament for Limerick City 1801–1802 |
Succeeded by Charles Vereker |