1750 in Ireland
Encyclopedia
Births
- 7 February - Thomas McCordThomas McCordThomas McCord was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in County Antrim, Ireland in 1750 and had arrived at Quebec City with his family by 1764. He entered business as a merchant at Quebec and Montreal. He was director of the Montréal Distillery Company from 1787 through...
, businessman and politician in Lower CanadaLower CanadaThe Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
(d.18241824 in Ireland-Births:*23 April - William Nash, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1858 at Lucknow, India .*28 May - Thomas Croke, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, founder patron of the Gaelic Athletic Association ....
). - 24 July - John Philpot CurranJohn Philpot CurranJohn Philpot Curran was an Irish orator, politician and wit, born in Newmarket, County Cork. He was the son of James and Sarah Curran.-Career:...
, orator and wit, lawyer and MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(d.18171817 in Ireland-Births:*6 January - J. J. McCarthy, architect .*26 May - Denis Florence MacCarthy, poet, translator, biographer .*19 September - Charles Joseph Alleyn, lawyer and political figure in Quebec ....
).
Full date unknown
- John ConnollyJohn Connolly (bishop)John Connolly, O.P. was an Irish-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. A Dominican, he served as Bishop of New York from 1814 until his death in 1825.-Biography:...
, second bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York (d.18251825 in Ireland-Events:*The Unlawful Societies Act proscribed both the Catholic Association and the Orange Order.*Foundation of the Provincial Bank of Ireland, see Allied Irish Banks-Births:*13 April - D'Arcy McGee, journalist, politician in Canada, assassinated ....
).