Charles Lucas and the Campaign for Reform of Dublin Corporation 1742-60

Join historian, Sean J Murphy, for this talk about Charles Lucas.

Dr Charles Lucas (1713-1771) was a Protestant or Anglo-Irish Nationalist whose statue stands in Dublin’s City Hall. He was a predecessor of Grattan and Flood and indeed in some respects a precursor of the republican United Irishmen.

Following his election to Dublin Corporation as a guild representative, Lucas commenced a campaign for municipal reform in 1742. This talk will explore his radical campaigning on the national stage until his death in 1771.

Sean J Murphy works as a genealogical and historical researcher, lecturer and writer. He is completing the first full biography of Charles Lucas.

Note: Limited spaces, booking essential.