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Ape (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839 - 1889) (Lith.) - Mr Richard Dowse Mp; an Irish Wit and Solicitor-General. Issue No. 125. (Original Lithograph. )

Title: Mr Richard Dowse Mp; an Irish Wit and Solicitor-General. Issue No. 125. (Original Lithograph. )
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1871. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches, accompanied by 1 sheet of letterpress description. Very Good. Trimmed at bottom of page with some loss of text. Published in Vanity Fair, 25 March 1871. Richard Dowse PC (1824 – 14 March 1890) was an Irish politician, barrister and judge, reputed to be the wittiest orator of his time. He was born in Dungannon, County Tyrone, eldest son of William Dowse and Maria Donaldson. He was educated at the Royal School Dungannon and the University of Dublin, entered Lincoln's Inn in 1849 and was called to the Irish Bar in 1852. After practicing for some years on the North-West Circuit, he became Queen's Counsel in 1863 and Third Serjeant in 1867. .

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- Book number: 18-3252

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