Humanity Dick - Peter Phillips

Humanity Dick. The Eccentric Member for Galway. The Story of Richard Martin, Animal Rights Pioneer, 1754-1834 by Peter Phillips. From the blurb: 'Raised a "Protestant of Convenience" by his Jacobite father, [Richard Martin] entered the Irish Parliament and for the next 50 years fought for catholic emancipation, which he believed could only be achieved by peaceful, political ends. He played a pivotal role in the direction of the Catholic Association. Active iin anti-slavery and criminal justice reform, he is especially remembered for his tireless campaign for animal rights . This biography brings before you a complex, mercurial and neglected hero, and the two worlds of England and Ireland which he bestrode.' Hardcover. 208pp.