Life
1755-1813; ed. TCD; MP for Newry, 1776-1800; surveyor of ordnace in Ireland, 1788; commissioner of revenue, 1789-98; chancellor of Irish exchequer, 1798-1804; surveyor of crown lands, 1799--1813; chief speaker in favour of Union, 1799-1800; fought duel with Henry Grattan, 1800; MP at Westminster, 1800-04. Wounded in a duel with Grattan in 1800. MP and post-holder after the Union. No works. ODNB DIB