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| Tierney, George. Adm. pens. (age 18) at PETERHOUSE, June 26, 1778. [3rd] s. of Thomas [B.A., merchant, of Limerick, and later of London and Paris]. B. Mar. 20, 1761 at Gibraltar . School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1778; LL.B. 1784. D.C.L., Oxford, 1810. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Oct. 27, 1780. Called to the Bar, 1784. M.P. for Colchester, 1789-90; for Southwark, 1796-1806; for Athlone, 1806-7; for Bandon Bridge, 1807-12; for Appleby, 1812-18; for Knaresborough, 1818-30. Fought a duel with Pitt on Putney Heath in May 1798. Treasurer of the Navy, 1803-4; President of the Board of Control, 1806. P.C., 1803. Leader of the Opposition, 1817-21. Master of the Mint, 1827-8. Earned a reputation as a debater 'yet because of the social obscurity of his origin, the Whigs would neither trust nor reward him.' 'As a speaker Mr Tierney was exceedingly original....In a style which never rose above the colloquial, the most cutting sarcasms level to the most ordinary understanding, escaped from him, as if he were himself unaware of their terrible effect....His mode of taking an argument to pieces and reconstructing it in his own way astonished his hearer, who recognised the apparent fidelity of the copy, and yet felt at a loss how he had himself failed to perceive, during the preceding speech, what now seemed so palpably absurd.' Married, July 10, 1789, Miss Miller, of Stapleton, Gloucs., and had issue. Author, The Real Situation of the East India Company, etc. Died in Saville Row, London , Jan. 25, 1830. ( Eton Coll. Reg.; Al. Oxfordshire .; T. A. Walker, 344; Return of M.P.s.; D.N.B.; Inns of Court .) | George TIERNEY Approx. lifespan: 1761–1830 pens. aged 18 Peterhouse adm1778:06:26 3rd s. of Thomas TIERNEY BA merchant, of Limerick, [Co. Limerick], and later of London , and Paris, [France], b. Gibraltar , 1761:03:20 Sch: Eton Matric 1778:10MT: LLB 1784 DCL OX, [Oxfordshire], 1810 Adm. Lincoln's Inn: 1780:10:27 Called to the Bar: 1784 M.P. for: : Colchester, [Essex], 1789-90 for Southwark, [Surrey], 1796-1806 for Athlone, [Co. Roscommon], 1806-07 for Bandon Bridge, [Co. Cork ???], 1807-12 for Appleby, [Westmorland], 1812-18 for Knaresborough, [West Riding of Yorkshire], 1818-30 Fought a duel with Pitt on Putney Heath, [London], in1798:05 Treasurer of: : Navy 1803-04 President of: : Board of Control 1806 P.C.: 1803 Leader of the Opposition 1817-21 Master of: : Mint 1827-28 Earned a reputation as a debater 'yet because of the social obscurity of his origin, the Whigs would neither trust nor reward him.' 'As a speaker Mr – TIERNEY was exceedingly original....In a style which never rose above the colloquial, the most cutting sarcasms level to the most ordinary understanding, escaped from him, as if he were himself unaware of their terrible effect....His mode of taking an argument to pieces and reconstructing it in his own way astonished his hearer, who recognised the apparent fidelity of the copy, and yet felt at a loss how he had himself failed to perceive, during the preceding speech, what now seemed so palpably absurd.' m. 1789:07:10 Miss Miller, of Stapleton, Gloucestershire , had issue Publ.: The Real Situation of the East India Company etc. d. Saville Row, London , 1830:01:25 ( Eton College Reg.; Al. Oxon.; T. A. Walker 344; Return of M.P.s.; D.N.B.; Inns of Court .) |