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Nathaniel Clements: Government and the Governing Elite in Ireland, 1725-75 »

Authors: Anthony Malcomson
ISBN-13: 9781851829132, ISBN-10: 185182913X
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Date Published: April 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Anthony Malcomson

Book Synopsis

In 1999, shortly after he retired from a decade at the Public Record Office in Northern Ireland, historian Malcomson set about compiling and publishing a compendium-calender of the Clements (1705-77) papers, which were divided between two archives and had not been cataloged. Not surprisingly, the effort spun off a biography of the treasury official, politician, Dublin developer, amateur architect, failed banker, leader of fashion, and one of the richest men in Ireland during his time. A member of the Anglo-Irish gentry, he died still a commoner despite his achievements, but his son was named earl of Leitrim. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

1	'By hereditary virtues' : Nathaniel Clements' family background, c.1650-1728	8
2	The Clements' 'cousinhood' and connection, and the rise of Nathaniel Clements, 1728-c.1750	23
3	Courtiers and concubines : Clements as agent for the pensioners, c.1725-77	57
4	'The strong sinew of the government' : the fiscal role of the treasury, 1710-84	101
5	The treasury as paymaster of the army on the Irish establishment, 1728-79	138
6	Clements' other offices, agencies and activities, 1729-77	173
7	Salaries, fees and perquisites, 1728-77	206
8	'Venality', insider dealing and inside information, 1703-1809	247
9	Clements and 'the nine Gores' : estates and parliamentary influence, 1730-c.1790	289
10	Walking the tightrope : the treasury and the bank, 1755-73	339
11	The problems of the succession, c.1755-1804	391