John James MacGregor (1775 - 1834)

Born 24 Feb 1775 in Limerick County Limerick, Ireland

Died 24 Aug 1834 at age 59 in Dublin County Dublin, Ireland

Biography

"MacGregor, John James,

Author of a voluminous History of the French Revolution, [1] History of the County and City of Limerick, and True Stories from the History of Ireland,

was born in Limerick, 24th February 1775.

He resided at Limerick, Waterford, and during the latter part of his life in Dublin, where he was literary assistant to the Kildare-place Education Society. An ardent Methodist, he edited the Munster Telegraph for some years, and for a longer period the Primitive Wesleyan Methodist Magazine.

His death took place in Dublin, 24th August 1834, in his 60th year; his remains were interred in the burial ground attached to St. Patrick's Cathedral." ^[1]

Research Notes

[2] The Winter Edition-1996 The Old Limerick Journal The Fitzgerald And MacGregor History

Sources

1. ↑  :From A Compendium of Irish Biography, 1878 « Augustin MacGrady | Index | James Townsend Mackay » Sources: 229c. MacGregor, John, Memoir by his Son. Dublin, 1840. Madden, Dr. Robert R., see Nos. 44, 328, 329, 330, 331. on line books

• Bio-LibraryIreland

• 169868760 find a grave :Created by: carole taylor puntenney --Record added: Sep 13, 2016