What is Henry Grattan?
'''Henry Grattan''' (3 July 1746 – 6 June 1820) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[politician]]. He was a member of the Irish [[Parliament|House of Commons]]. He wanted changes such as [[Catholic Emancipation]] and more self [[government]] for the [[Kingdom of Ireland|kingdom]]. He did not believe that Ireland and [[Great Britain]] should become a single [[country]]. He was one of the people who were most important in creating the [[constitution]] of 1782. This gave Ireland self-government. He was also important in ending [[Poynings law]] of 1494 and the [[Declaratory Act of 1720]]. {{history-stub}} [[Category:Irish politicians]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Grattan, Henry}} [[Category:1746 births]] [[Category:1820 deaths]]