Grattan

[grat-n]

noun

Henry,1746–1820, Irish statesman and orator.

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Historical Examples of grattan

A vote of £50,000 had been passed to purchase an estate for Grattan.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844
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When Grattan made that proposal, he found himself faced with new forces.
Home Rule
Harold Spender
If those had been the only powers Grattan might have defeated them.
Home Rule
Harold Spender
It is doubtful whether the Catholics alone could have wrecked Grattan's Parliament.
Home Rule
Harold Spender
By this time Grattan Dalton was feebly trying to get to his horse.
The Story of the Outlaw
Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for grattan

Grattan

noun

Henry. 1746–1820, Irish statesman and orator: led the movement that secured legislative independence for Ireland (1782), opposed union with England (1800), and campaigned for Catholic emancipation

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