Hamilton Geale (1814–1909) was an Irish politician, judge, barrister, and author. As a member of the landed gentry who owned some 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) in Ireland, Geale served on the Irish Council and the Imperial Parliament. He was also a deputy judge with the Bristol County and Marylebone County courts in England and a justice of the peace for County Limerick in Ireland. [1] [2]
Hamilton Geale was born in 1814. [3] He was the son of Catherine (née Crofton) and Piers Geale, a lawyer. [4] [3] His mother was the daughter of the lawyer Marcus Lowther Crofton of Killonahan in County Limerick. [3] His sister was Elizabeth Geale Fortescue; she was the wife of Sir Marcus Somerville, 4th Baronet and Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue. [5] [6]
Geale graduated from Trinity College at the University of Dublin. [7] He was an amateur artist and displayed his paintings in Dublin. [8] He also published his poetry. [8] In 1827, he served as a midshipman in the Battle of Navarino. [9]
He passed the bar exam in Ireland in April 1839 and became a practicing barrister. [3] [4] In 1841, he was a member of the Reformers of Ireland. [10] He passed the English Bar Exam on November 17, 1841. [3] [11]
He served on the Irish Council in November 1847; it included members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, peers of Ireland, and the landed gentry. [12] He was also a member of the Irish Council's manufacturing council. [13] In September 1848, he wrote a letting affirming his intention to sit in the Parliament of Ireland as a member of the gentry. [14] He was a member of the Imperial Parliament which met in Dublin in 1848. [15] He also participated in the first meeting of the Society for Promoting Annual Sessions of the Imperial Parliament in Dublin on December 19, 1848. [16]
In 1852, he ran as a Whig candidate for Kinsale. [17] [18] Part of his platform was a moderate fixed duty on imported corn. [18] He said, "I am in favour of a just and equitable protection to native agriculture, and, without seeking to set aside the recent free-trade policy, I think the agriculturists of Great Britain and Ireland have a right to either a moderate fixed duty or a least to that adjustment of taxation which M'Culloch and other free-trade authorities admit they are entitled to." [19]
Geale served on the Dublin Metropolitan Committee that oversaw the arrangements of the Cork Regatta that was held at the National Exhibition in Cork in 1852. [20] [21] [22] In 1855, he was a supporter of the Administrative Reform Association which sought to remove unfit men from civil, military, and diplomatic service and to promote workers for merit. [23]
In July 1855, the Lord Chancellor appointed Geale to the position of justice of the peace for County Limerick. [24] [2] In 1857 and 1859, he again ran as a candidate for his Kinsale. [25] [17] By 1860, he was a deputy judge in Bristol County in England and a judge of the Insolvent Debtors' Court in Bristol. [26] [27] In 1862, he was also a deputy judge in Marylebone County court. [28]
In 1866, Geale was part of the Irish Railway delegation. [29] He was also a director of the Limerick and North Kerry Railroad and of the Waterford and Passage Railroad. [30]
Geale is created with Ernesto di Ripalta, a three-volume novel of historical fiction about Italian revolution against Austrian rule, that was published anonymously in 1849. [31] [32] [33] His nonfiction and poetry publications include:
United States Senator from New Jersey James Walter Wall was charged with plagiarizing Geale's book on Italy in his 1856 book Foreign Etchings. [35]
In 1840, Geale married widow Elizabeth Heard ( née Lee) of Killonahan in County Limerick. [31] [3] She was the daughter of Henry Lee, a lawyer who was a member of the Irish landed gentry, and the widow of the lawyer Henry George Heard. [36] [3] They lived at Fitzwilliam Square in Dublin but spent the winter of 1841 and other times in London. [37] They had a daughter in 1842. [38] [3]
Later, the Geale family lived in Darraghmore ( Irish: An Dairtheach Mhór). [3] [31] In 1878, their address was Durragh [Darragh] Lodge, Kilfinnane, County Limerick. [1] Geale also owned 2,521 acres (1,020 ha) in County Cork and 484 acres (196 ha) in County Limerick. [1]
Geale gave to several charitable causes, including the General Central Relief Fund for All of Ireland and the Benevolent Society of St. Patrick. [39] [40] He donated to the fund for a national monument honoring Daniel O'Connell in 1847 and for a memorial to the poet Thomas Moore in 1852. [41] [42] He was a member of the Poor Law Guardians of Dublin, serving on the Poor-Law Amendment Committee in 1849 which drafted guidelines for all such boards of guardians in Ireland. [43] He was also a steward of the Royal Free Hospital in London. [44]
Geale was a member of the Social Science Association in London and the Windham Club. [45] [3] He died in his residence in Limerick at the age of 95 in 1909. [9]
Hamilton Geale (1814–1909) was an Irish politician, judge, barrister, and author. As a member of the landed gentry who owned some 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) in Ireland, Geale served on the Irish Council and the Imperial Parliament. He was also a deputy judge with the Bristol County and Marylebone County courts in England and a justice of the peace for County Limerick in Ireland. [1] [2]
Hamilton Geale was born in 1814. [3] He was the son of Catherine (née Crofton) and Piers Geale, a lawyer. [4] [3] His mother was the daughter of the lawyer Marcus Lowther Crofton of Killonahan in County Limerick. [3] His sister was Elizabeth Geale Fortescue; she was the wife of Sir Marcus Somerville, 4th Baronet and Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue. [5] [6]
Geale graduated from Trinity College at the University of Dublin. [7] He was an amateur artist and displayed his paintings in Dublin. [8] He also published his poetry. [8] In 1827, he served as a midshipman in the Battle of Navarino. [9]
He passed the bar exam in Ireland in April 1839 and became a practicing barrister. [3] [4] In 1841, he was a member of the Reformers of Ireland. [10] He passed the English Bar Exam on November 17, 1841. [3] [11]
He served on the Irish Council in November 1847; it included members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, peers of Ireland, and the landed gentry. [12] He was also a member of the Irish Council's manufacturing council. [13] In September 1848, he wrote a letting affirming his intention to sit in the Parliament of Ireland as a member of the gentry. [14] He was a member of the Imperial Parliament which met in Dublin in 1848. [15] He also participated in the first meeting of the Society for Promoting Annual Sessions of the Imperial Parliament in Dublin on December 19, 1848. [16]
In 1852, he ran as a Whig candidate for Kinsale. [17] [18] Part of his platform was a moderate fixed duty on imported corn. [18] He said, "I am in favour of a just and equitable protection to native agriculture, and, without seeking to set aside the recent free-trade policy, I think the agriculturists of Great Britain and Ireland have a right to either a moderate fixed duty or a least to that adjustment of taxation which M'Culloch and other free-trade authorities admit they are entitled to." [19]
Geale served on the Dublin Metropolitan Committee that oversaw the arrangements of the Cork Regatta that was held at the National Exhibition in Cork in 1852. [20] [21] [22] In 1855, he was a supporter of the Administrative Reform Association which sought to remove unfit men from civil, military, and diplomatic service and to promote workers for merit. [23]
In July 1855, the Lord Chancellor appointed Geale to the position of justice of the peace for County Limerick. [24] [2] In 1857 and 1859, he again ran as a candidate for his Kinsale. [25] [17] By 1860, he was a deputy judge in Bristol County in England and a judge of the Insolvent Debtors' Court in Bristol. [26] [27] In 1862, he was also a deputy judge in Marylebone County court. [28]
In 1866, Geale was part of the Irish Railway delegation. [29] He was also a director of the Limerick and North Kerry Railroad and of the Waterford and Passage Railroad. [30]
Geale is created with Ernesto di Ripalta, a three-volume novel of historical fiction about Italian revolution against Austrian rule, that was published anonymously in 1849. [31] [32] [33] His nonfiction and poetry publications include:
United States Senator from New Jersey James Walter Wall was charged with plagiarizing Geale's book on Italy in his 1856 book Foreign Etchings. [35]
In 1840, Geale married widow Elizabeth Heard ( née Lee) of Killonahan in County Limerick. [31] [3] She was the daughter of Henry Lee, a lawyer who was a member of the Irish landed gentry, and the widow of the lawyer Henry George Heard. [36] [3] They lived at Fitzwilliam Square in Dublin but spent the winter of 1841 and other times in London. [37] They had a daughter in 1842. [38] [3]
Later, the Geale family lived in Darraghmore ( Irish: An Dairtheach Mhór). [3] [31] In 1878, their address was Durragh [Darragh] Lodge, Kilfinnane, County Limerick. [1] Geale also owned 2,521 acres (1,020 ha) in County Cork and 484 acres (196 ha) in County Limerick. [1]
Geale gave to several charitable causes, including the General Central Relief Fund for All of Ireland and the Benevolent Society of St. Patrick. [39] [40] He donated to the fund for a national monument honoring Daniel O'Connell in 1847 and for a memorial to the poet Thomas Moore in 1852. [41] [42] He was a member of the Poor Law Guardians of Dublin, serving on the Poor-Law Amendment Committee in 1849 which drafted guidelines for all such boards of guardians in Ireland. [43] He was also a steward of the Royal Free Hospital in London. [44]
Geale was a member of the Social Science Association in London and the Windham Club. [45] [3] He died in his residence in Limerick at the age of 95 in 1909. [9]