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WYSE ( Sir Thomas ). Historical sketch of the late Catholic Association of Ireland. London : Henry

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WYSE ( Sir Thomas ).  Historical sketch of the late Catholic Association of Ireland. London : Henry

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Auction Date:2012 Oct 19 @ 18:00 (UTC+1)
Location:38 Molesworth Street, Dublin, Dublin, ., Ireland
WYSE ( Sir Thomas ). Historical sketch of the late Catholic Association of Ireland. London : Henry Colburn, 1829FIRST EDITION, pp viii, 435 : vi, 121 ; cccxlvii, (1, blank), 349 - 352 (advers), 2 vols, 8vo, sympathetically bound in recent cloth,small faint stamp in a few places,otherwise very good Wyse (1791–1862), traveller, politician, educational reformer, and diplomat. This valuable study of catholic politics since the formation of the first catholic committee by his great-grandfather, was completed just after the passing of the catholic emancipation act (April 1829). It showed Wyse to be a thorough researcher and an honest and shrewd writer. The extensive appendices in the second volume contain a wealth of correspondence and transcripts of primary documents and records. "In 1825 the agitation for catholic emancipation revived in Ireland, and Wyse, returning with his family to Waterford, instantly took a leading part in politics. At the first great provincial meeting in Limerick, consisting of liberal protestants as well as catholics, he was unanimously elected chairman ... Thenceforward in the struggle for emancipation Wyse ranked near O'Connell and Sheil. Lord O'Hagan states that of all the politicians of the day, Wyse was the most accomplished and highly cultured. When the Catholic Association, which Wyse's great-grandfather and the O'Conor Don first founded in 1760, decided on issuing an address to the people of England, he was chosen to compose it. He also originated a system of liberal clubs, but opposed exclusive dealing. He, too, was principally instrumental in getting up the great Rotunda meeting in 1828 to petition for emancipation ... as soon as emancipation was granted, Wyse published ‘A Letter to my Fellow Countrymen,’ recommending the dissolution of the Catholic Association, since its object had been achieved and the country needed quiet. Immediately afterwards he published the ‘Historical Sketch of the Catholic Association’ " – DNB.ALSO WITH THIS LOT: SHAW-LEFEVRE ( George J. ), Baron Eversley. Peel and O'Connell. A review of the Irish policy of parliament from the Act of Union to the death of … Peel. 1887. FIRST EDN, pp vi, (2), 357, (3, blank) & 56, (2) ads, 8vo, original cloth: very good-nice.In three parts : Catholic Emancipation, Whig Reforms, and, The Repeal Movement. Shaw-Lefevre (1831-1928), strong supporter of Home Rule for Ireland, statesman and administrator of extraordinary industry and public spirit, possessed of considerable powers of observation and a memory especially retentive of curious & often grotesque stories. Few matched his experience & knowledge of public affairs.(3)IRELAND; HISTORY; roman catholic claims; PEEL; O'CONNELL; REPEAL MOVEMENT; CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION; ; ; ; ;