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In 1855 Fitzpatrick published his first work, ''The Life, Times and Correspondence of Lord Cloncurry''. The same year he wrote a series of letters to ''[[Notes and Queries]]'' charging [[Sir Walter Scott]] with plagiarism in his [[Waverley novels]], and attributing the chief credit of having written these novels to Sir Walter's brother Thomas. The latter was dead, but his daughters repudiated Fitzpatrick's advocacy and their father's supposed claims, and the matter ended there. |
In 1855 Fitzpatrick published his first work, ''The Life, Times and Correspondence of Lord Cloncurry''. The same year he wrote a series of letters to ''[[Notes and Queries]]'' charging [[Sir Walter Scott]] with plagiarism in his [[Waverley novels]], and attributing the chief credit of having written these novels to Sir Walter's brother Thomas. The latter was dead, but his daughters repudiated Fitzpatrick's advocacy and their father's supposed claims, and the matter ended there. |
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In 1859 Fitzpatrick published ''The Friends, Foes and Adventures of Lady Morgan''. From that date to his death, he wrote constantly. Notable examples are ''The Sham Squire'' (1866), ''Ireland before the Union'' (1867), ''The Correspondence of [[Daniel O'Connell]]'' (1888), and ''Secret Service under Pitt'' (1892). Fitzpatrick also wrote works dealing with [[Richard Whately]], [[Charles Lever]], [[John Lanigan]], [[Thomas Burke (bishop) |
In 1859 Fitzpatrick published ''The Friends, Foes and Adventures of Lady Morgan''. From that date to his death, he wrote constantly. Notable examples are ''The Sham Squire'' (1866), ''Ireland before the Union'' (1867), ''The Correspondence of [[Daniel O'Connell]]'' (1888), and ''Secret Service under Pitt'' (1892). Fitzpatrick also wrote works dealing with [[Richard Whately]], [[Charles Lever]], [[John Lanigan]], [[Thomas Burke (bishop)|Tom Burke]], and [[James Healy (priest)|James Healy]] of Bray. |
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William John Fitzpatrick (31 August 1830 – 24 December 1895) was an Irish historian.
Life
He was born in Thomas Street, Dublin. The son of a rich merchant, he had an interest in investigative biography. Educated partly at a Protestant school, partly at Clongowes Wood College, he took early to writing. In 1876 he was appointed professor of history by the Hibernian Academy of Arts.
Fitzpatrick died in Dublin in 1895.
Works
In 1855 Fitzpatrick published his first work, The Life, Times and Correspondence of Lord Cloncurry. The same year he wrote a series of letters to Notes and Queries charging Sir Walter Scott with plagiarism in his Waverley novels, and attributing the chief credit of having written these novels to Sir Walter's brother Thomas. The latter was dead, but his daughters repudiated Fitzpatrick's advocacy and their father's supposed claims, and the matter ended there.
In 1859 Fitzpatrick published The Friends, Foes and Adventures of Lady Morgan. From that date to his death, he wrote constantly. Notable examples are The Sham Squire (1866), Ireland before the Union (1867), The Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell (1888), and Secret Service under Pitt (1892). Fitzpatrick also wrote works dealing with Richard Whately, Charles Lever, John Lanigan, Tom Burke, and James Healy of Bray.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "William John Fitzpatrick". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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