Edmund Pery, 1st Viscount Pery
The Viscount Pery | |
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A portrait of Pery by Gilbert Stuart from c.1790 | |
| Speaker of the Irish House of Commons | |
| In office 1771–1785 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | John Ponsonby |
| Succeeded by | John Foster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 April 1719 Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 24 February 1806 (aged 86) Park Street, Mayfair, England |
| Political party | Patriot |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Patricia Martin (m.1756) (2) Hon. Elizabeth Vesey (m.1762) |
Edmund Sexton Pery, 1st Viscount Pery (8 April 1719 – 24 February 1806) was an Anglo-Irish politician who served as the penultimate Speaker of the Irish House of Commons between 1771 and 1785. He was one of the most powerful and prominent political figures in Ireland during the second half of the 18th-century. As an Irish Patriot, he was a leading voice for the legislative independence of the Parliament of Ireland from the British parliament at Westminster, and opposed the Acts of Union 1800. Away from politics, he was instrumental in the development of his home city of Limerick.