Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon
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Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, PC (Ire), was an Anglo-Irish politician who served as the speaker of the Irish House of Commons from 1733 to 1756.
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Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, PC (Ire), was an Anglo-Irish politician who served as the speaker of the Irish House of Commons from 1733 to 1756. A prominent parliamentarian who sat for almost fifty years in the Parliament of Ireland, Boyle frequently defended Irish interests against British Crown officials, eventually leading to a legal crisis which saw him step down as speaker in return for a peerage.
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1682 to 1764 · aged 82
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