Irish Patriot Party

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The Irish Patriot Party was an 18th-century Irish political movement that sought greater legislative independence and constitutional reform for the Irish Parliament within the British Empire.

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Irish Patriot Party canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary party
political movement
achievement contribution to legislative independence granted in 1782
activeInCentury 18th century
basedInCity Dublin NERFINISHED
category 18th-century political party in Ireland
History of the Irish Parliament NERFINISHED
Irish nationalism
country Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED
declineAfter Constitution of 1782 NERFINISHED
declineReason changing political context after 1782
internal divisions
endedBy Acts of Union 1800 NERFINISHED
goal constitutional reform within the British Empire
free trade for Ireland
greater legislative independence for the Irish Parliament
limitation of the powers of the British Privy Council over Irish legislation
reduction of British executive control over Irish legislation
repeal of Poynings' Law
historicalContext within the British Empire
ideology Irish patriotism
Whiggism
influenced Irish Volunteers NERFINISHED
United Irishmen NERFINISHED
later Irish constitutional nationalism
influencedBy American Revolution NERFINISHED
British Whig opposition NERFINISHED
languageOfPolitics English
legislativeBody Irish House of Commons NERFINISHED
Irish House of Lords NERFINISHED
notableLeader Charles Lucas NERFINISHED
Henry Boyle NERFINISHED
Henry Flood NERFINISHED
Henry Grattan NERFINISHED
notableMember Henry Monk Mason NERFINISHED
Hussey Burgh NERFINISHED
John Philpot Curran NERFINISHED
operatedIn Irish Parliament NERFINISHED
opposed commercial restrictions on Irish trade
direct control of Irish legislation by the British Parliament
partOf Irish political history
peakActivity early 1780s
late 1770s
politicalPosition constitutional nationalism
protestant patriotism
religiousBase Anglican (Church of Ireland) NERFINISHED
significantEvent Constitution of 1782 NERFINISHED
supported Irish Volunteers movement NERFINISHED
supportedBy Anglo-Irish Protestant Ascendancy NERFINISHED
timePeriod c. 1740s–1780s

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Constitution of 1782 supportedBy Irish Patriot Party