nation in 1783, and argued that it should be a pro¬vince in 1799; in 1782 he called the acts of the British Legislature toward* Ireland “ a daring usurpation on the rights of a free people,"* and in 1800 he transferred Ireland to the usurper. On all occasions his ambition as despotically governed his politics, as his reason invariably sunk before his prejudice." 'The Rise and Fall of the Irish Nation' (1853)(p. 9) Titles Baron FitzGibbon, of Lower Connello in the County of Limerick, in the Peerage of Ireland on appointment as Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1789, Viscount FitzGibbon, of Limerick in the County of Limerick, in the Peerage of Ireland in 1793, Earl of Clare in the Peerage of Ireland in 1795. Baron FitzGibbon, of Sidbury in the County of Devon, in the Peerage of Great Britain, in 1799. References Sources The Irish Act of Union - Patrick M. Geoghegan (2001) A Volley of Execrations: the letters and papers of John Fitzgibbon, earl of Clare, 1772–1802, edited by D. A. Fleming and A. P. W. Malcomson. (2004) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography External links Fitzwilliam's Viceroyalty 1795 Henry Grattan's Political Career 'The Rise and Fall of the Irish Nation'(1853), Sir Jonah Barrington. |- |- |- 1748 births 1802 deaths People from Donnybrook, Dublin Earls of Clare Lord chancellors of Ireland Irish MPs 1776–1783 Irish MPs 1783–1790 Members of the Privy Council of Ireland People of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 High Sheriffs of County Limerick Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for Dublin University Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Limerick constituencies Peers of Ireland created by George III Peers of Great Britain created by George III Irish landlords 18th-century Irish landowners