Colonel Richard "Humanity Dick" Martin (15 January 1754–6 January 1834), was an Irish politician and animal rights activist. January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Born in Ballinahinch, County Galway, the only son of the Honourable Bridget Barnwall - a daughter of Baron Trimlestown - and Robert Martin Fitz Anthony of Birchall, Co. Galway, Martin was raised at Dangan House, situated on the Corrib River, four miles upriver from the town of Galway. His father's family, Jacobite in politics, were one of The Tribes of Galway, fourteen merchant families who ruled Galway from the 14th to 17th centuries. The Barnwalls were an enobled family of Norman descent based in the counties of Dublin, Kildare and Meath in Lenister. Bridget died when Richard was nine, and Robert later married Mary Lynch - another Tribal family - by whom he had sons Robert and Anthony. Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2002) 209,077 Website: www. ... Baron Trimlestown is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. ... The Corrib River in the west of Ireland flows from Lough Corrib through Galway city to Galway Bay. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, wearing the Jacobite blue bonnet Jacobitism was (and, to a very limited extent, is) the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland. ... The Tribes of Galway were fourteen merchant families who dominated the political commercial and social life in the town of Galway between the 13th and 16th centuries. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Lynch may be: One of the fourteen tribes of Galway Colonel Charles Lynch, an officer on the Patriot side of the American Revolutionary War David Lynch, American film director David Lynch (musician), American Jazz musician Evanna Lynch, Irish actress Gerard Lynch, United States Federal Court judge Jessica Lynch (fl. ... // Robert may be: Historical Saints Saint Robert of Molesme, founder of the Cistercian Order Saint Robert Bellarmine, Doctor of the Church Medieval Robert of Melun, scholastic theologian Robert of Winchelsea, theologian and opponent of both Edward I and Edward II of England Kings of Scotland Robert I of Scotland (Robert... Anthony or Antony (IPA: ) is a male given name, (eleventh most popular male first name in the United States as of 2004), derived from Antonius a Roman family name. ...

Though both of his parents were Catholic, Martin was raised a Protestant in order to fight in the Irish Parliament for Catholic Emancipation. This he did with gusto from 1777 to its final sitting in 1800, after which The Act of Union dissolved it and obliged Irish MPs to sit in Westminster, London. He continued his work towards Irish Catholic Emancipation till 1826, when he was found to be incorrectly elected. Emancipation was finally granted in 1829, much to his delight. Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... This article is about the legislature abolished in 1801. ... Catholic Emancipation was a process in Great Britain and Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century which involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics which had been introduced by the Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and the Penal Laws. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1800 (MDCCC) was an common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

He is most famous for his work in connection with wanton cruelty to animals, which led to Martin's Act in 1822, and the foundation of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Beyond this, however, was a very eventful life. He survived shipwreck on at least two occasions; fought in excess of one hundred duels with sword and pistol; had travelled extensively in Europe and the Americans in the 1770's (was present in New England when war broke out); founded Galway's first theatre; was present in Paris when the French Revolution broke out in 1789; divorced his first wife - who had at one time an affair with the Irish rebel Theobald Wolfe Tone - and was awarded £10,000 compensation which he threw away to the poor. He was on a first-name basis with many of the famous names of his age, Henry Flood, Henry Grattan, William Pitt, King George IV, Queen Caroline, Daniel O'Connell. 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is a charity in England and Wales that promotes animal welfare. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur Tossed by the waves, she does not founder Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Département Paris (75) Région ÃŽle-de-France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (PS) City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 86. ... Liberty Leading the People, a painting by Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830 but which has come to be generally accepted as symbolic of French popular uprisings against the monarchy in general and the French Revolution in particular. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Theobald Wolfe Tone Theobald Wolfe Tone, commonly known as Wolfe Tone (June 20, 1763 - November 19, 1798) was a leading figure in the Irish independence movement and is regarded as the father of Irish republicans. ... Henry Flood (1732 - December 2, 1791), Irish statesman, son of Warden Flood, chief justice of the kings bench in Ireland, was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford, where he became proficient in the classics. ... Henry Grattan (July 3, 1746 - June 6, 1820) was a member of the Irish House of Commons and a campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century. ... The Right Honourable William Pitt, the Younger (28 May 1759–23 January 1806) was a British politician during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. ... George IV (George Augustus Frederick) (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death. ... Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (or Anspach) (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline) (1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) as Queen Caroline was the queen consort of King George II of Great Britain 1727-1737. ... Daniel OConnell Daniel OConnell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), known as The Liberator or The Emancipator, was Irelands predominant political leader in the first half of the nineteenth century who championed the cause of the down-trodden catholic population. ...

After been found to have been elected illegally in 1826, Richard was forced into hasty exile to Bolounge, France, as he could no longer enjoy an immunity to arrest for debt. He died there peacefully in the presence of his second wife and their three daughters on 6 January 1834. His vast Connamara estates were left to his eldest son, Thomas Barnwall Martin (1784-1847) while his only other surviving son, Rev. Richard Martin (1797-1878), left with his wife and six children for Canada in 1834, where the family still flourishes. Thomas Barnwall Martin was the eldest surviving son of Richard Martin, M.P. for County Galway, by his first wife. ...

See "The Eccentric Member for Galway: The Story of Richard Martin, Animal Rights Pioneer", Peter Phillips, ISBN 1898594767; Parapress, 2003.