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Catholic Committee or Catholic Convention was an organisation in 18th century Ireland which campaigned for the rights of catholics and for the repeal of the Penal Laws. In 1757 the ''Catholic Committee'' was formed by Charles O'Conor, others involved included the historian, doctor and activist John Curry and Thomas Wyse of Waterford.〔(John Carpenter (1770-1786) )〕 The committee met in Essex Street Dublin in 1960. The French Revolution and the rise of the more militant United Irishmen, seen a number of the landed gentry and aristocrats leave the committee.〔(AN INSTALMENT OF EMANCIPATION (1790-1793) ) www.libraryireland.com〕 In 1792 Theobald Wolfe Tone was appointed assistant secretary of the Catholic Committee. The businessmen John Keogh〔(John Keogh (1740-1817) ) www.ricorso.net〕 served as chairman of the committee. ==Back Lane Parliament== Members of the committees met on the 2nd of December 1792, in Tailors Hall in Back Lane, Dublin, referred to as the ''Back Lane Parliament''〔(Tailors Hall Back Lane ) Dublinks.〕 during which a petition to the king (and the Dublin Parliament) was prepared asking for certain rights for Catholics such as the franchise to vote and some other privileges like get degrees and the right to study at Trinity College Dublin on taking an oath. In 1793 many of the measures requested were sanctioned, with the relaxation of the Penal Laws, although Catholics could still not sit in parliament or hold certain offices. The committee was dissolved in April 1793, but did establish a committee for lobbying for Catholic Education.〔(Maynooth a Catholic Seminary in a Protestant State. ) History Ireland.〕 Daniel O'Connells Catholic Association was in many ways a descendent of the Catholic Committee. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Catholic Convention」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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