Sir Patrick Dun
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Sir Patrick Dun was a famous Irish
physician
, and president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
He was elected in 1692 to the Irish House of Commons
for Killyleagh
and sat there until 1695.
Dun accompanied King William III
to the Battle of the Boyne
.
He was president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
first in 1681 and on a number of occasions until 1706 and on his death in 1713 he left his personal library to the college.
In 1815 Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital
was founded and named in his honor, by the College of Physicians, noted physicians William Stokes and of Robert James Graves
served in the hospital.
The hospital was closed in 1986, when it became the venue for civil marriage
ceremonies.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, and president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
He was elected in 1692 to the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
for Killyleagh
Killyleagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Killyleagh was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Killyleagh was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
and sat there until 1695.
Dun accompanied King William III
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
to the Battle of the Boyne
Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish and Irish thronesthe Catholic King James and the Protestant King William across the River Boyne near Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland...
.
He was president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland , was founded in 1654 and is a postgraduate medical organisation comprising Members and Fellows...
first in 1681 and on a number of occasions until 1706 and on his death in 1713 he left his personal library to the college.
In 1815 Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital
Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital
Sir Patrick Dun’s Hospital was a hospital and school for physicians on Grand Canal Street, Dublin which opened in 1808 and was named after the Irish physician Sir Patrick Dun.-History:...
was founded and named in his honor, by the College of Physicians, noted physicians William Stokes and of Robert James Graves
Robert James Graves
Robert James Graves, M.D., F.R.C.S. was an eminent Irish surgeon after whom Graves' disease takes its name. He was President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Fellow of the Royal Society of London and the founder of the Dublin Journal of Medical Science...
served in the hospital.
The hospital was closed in 1986, when it became the venue for civil marriage
Civil marriage
Civil marriage is marriage performed by a government official and not a religious organization.-History:Every country maintaining a population registry of its residents keeps track of marital status, and most countries believe that it is their responsibility to register married couples. Most...
ceremonies.