God-Provoking Democrat

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Born into the Anglo-Irish landowning class, Archibald Hamilton Rowan (1751-1834) led a colourful life. This biography tells of how, heavily influenced by the radical John Jebb, he made waves throughout his career, weathering the wrath of his own class to champion the causes of the poor and oppressed. It also traces the evolution of liberal Presbyterian opinion in Ireland, as they pondered their defeat in 1798 and sought new ways of pursuing the goals of religious freedom and political democracy