Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 43Leslie Stephen Macmillan, 1895 - Great Britain |
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... Irish comedian , and he was also a capable composer , the well - known airs of ' Rory O'More and My Love's the Fairest Creature ' being attributed to him . His kindness of heart is illustrated by the generosity he extended to Thomas ...
... Irish comedian , and he was also a capable composer , the well - known airs of ' Rory O'More and My Love's the Fairest Creature ' being attributed to him . His kindness of heart is illustrated by the generosity he extended to Thomas ...
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... Irish origin . He was born in Ireland , and served for a short period in James II's army , being a captain in the regiment of his kinsman , Sir Heward Oxburgh of Bovin , King's County ; but he migrated to France in 1696 , and took ...
... Irish origin . He was born in Ireland , and served for a short period in James II's army , being a captain in the regiment of his kinsman , Sir Heward Oxburgh of Bovin , King's County ; but he migrated to France in 1696 , and took ...
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... Irish Army List , p . 851 ; Historical Register , 1716 , pp . 222-3 ; Cobbett's State Trials ; Doran's Jacobite London , i . 214 ; Lives of Twelve Bad Men , ed . Seccombe , pp . 123-7 ; Noble's Continuation of Granger , iii . 461 ; A ...
... Irish Army List , p . 851 ; Historical Register , 1716 , pp . 222-3 ; Cobbett's State Trials ; Doran's Jacobite London , i . 214 ; Lives of Twelve Bad Men , ed . Seccombe , pp . 123-7 ; Noble's Continuation of Granger , iii . 461 ; A ...
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... Irish dragoon guards from 25 Aug. 1798 , and on 6 Dec. 1800 was appointed lieutenant - colonel 71st high- landers . He commanded the 71st at the re- capture of the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 , where he was wounded at the landing in ...
... Irish dragoon guards from 25 Aug. 1798 , and on 6 Dec. 1800 was appointed lieutenant - colonel 71st high- landers . He commanded the 71st at the re- capture of the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 , where he was wounded at the landing in ...
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... Irish dragoon guards from 25 Aug. 1798 , and on 6 Dec. 1800 was appointed lieutenant - colonel 71st high- landers . He commanded the 71st at the re- capture of the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 , where he was wounded at the landing in ...
... Irish dragoon guards from 25 Aug. 1798 , and on 6 Dec. 1800 was appointed lieutenant - colonel 71st high- landers . He commanded the 71st at the re- capture of the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 , where he was wounded at the landing in ...
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