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People

  • C. Hartley Grattan
    C. Hartley Grattan
    Clinton Hartley Grattan was an American economic analyst, historian, critic, and Professor Emeritus, who was considered one of the leading American authorities on 20th century Australian history.-Career:...

     (1902–1980), American economic analyst and historian
  • Harry Grattan
    Harry Grattan
    Harry Grattan was a British stage actor, singer, dancer and writer best known for his performances in musical comedies around 1900.- Life and career :...

     (c. 1867-1951), British stage actor, singer, dancer and writer
  • Henry Grattan
    Henry Grattan
    Henry Grattan was an Irish politician and member of the Irish House of Commons and a campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century. He opposed the Act of Union 1800 that merged the Kingdoms of Ireland and Great Britain.-Early life:Grattan was born at...

     (1746-1820), Irish politician
  • Henry Grattan (junior)
    Henry Grattan (junior)
    Henry Grattan was a Whig Member of Parliament representing Dublin City from 1826 to 1830 in the British House of Commons. From 1831 to 1852, he represented Meath....

     (1789-1859), Irish politician
  • Jennifer Grattan (born 1987), Canadian professional wrestler with the stage name "Portia Perez"
  • Michelle Grattan
    Michelle Grattan
    Michelle Grattan AO , Australian journalist, was the first woman to become editor of an Australian metropolitan daily newspaper. Specialising in political journalism, Grattan has written and edited for many significant Australian newspapers....

     (born 1936), Australian journalist
  • Thomas Colley Grattan
    Thomas Colley Grattan
    Thomas Colley Grattan , was an Irish miscellaneous writer.Born in Dublin, he was educated for the law, but did not practise. He wrote a few novels, including The Heiress of Bruges ; but his best work was Highways and Byways, a description of his Continental wanderings, of which he published three...

     (1792-1864), Irish writer
  • Grattan Kerans
    Grattan Kerans
    Grattan Kerans is an American politician from Oregon. He was a member of the Oregon Legislative Assembly in the House of Representatives from 1974 through 1984, and in the Oregon State Senate from 1986 to 1993. He held the position of Speaker of the House during the 1983 legislative...

    , American politician from Oregon
  • Grattan H. Wheeler
    Grattan H. Wheeler
    Grattan Henry Wheeler was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born near Providence, Rhode Island, Wheeler attended public and preparatory schools....

     (1783-1852), U.S. Representative from New York
  • Grattan O'Leary
    Grattan O'Leary
    Michael Grattan O'Leary was a journalist, publisher and a member of the Canadian Senate.He was born in Percé, in the Gaspé, Quebec on February 19, 1888. He spent two years at sea before entering journalism with the St. John Standard. He began work at the Ottawa Journal in 1911. He later became...

     (1888–1976), journalist, publisher and member of the Canadian Senate

Places

In the United States:
  • Grattan Township, Michigan
    Grattan Township, Michigan
    Grattan Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,551.Grattan is an unincorporated community within the township.-Geography:...

  • Grattan Township, Minnesota
    Grattan Township, Minnesota
    Grattan Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 44 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...

  • Grattan Township, Holt County, Nebraska
    Grattan Township, Holt County, Nebraska
    Grattan Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 847 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 772.-External links:*...


Other

  • Grattan Bridge
    Grattan Bridge
    Grattan Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland, and joining Capel Street to Parliament Street and the south quays.-History:...

    , a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland
  • Grattan massacre
    Grattan massacre
    The Grattan Massacre was the opening conflict of the First Sioux War, fought between United States Army and Lakota Sioux warriors on August 19, 1854. It occurred east of Fort Laramie, Nebraska Territory, in present-day Goshen County, Wyoming...

    , 1854 incident between the U.S. army and the Brulé Lakota (Sioux)
  • Grattan plc
    Grattan plc
    Grattan is a British catalogue clothing retailer based in Bradford, UK with 18 stores and 2 main catalogues and a number of specialty catalogues. Grattan has approximately 2,600 employees....

    , a British catalogue clothing retailer
  • Grattan Stadium, sponsored name of Odsal Stadium, home of Bradford Bulls Rugby League Football Club, in Bradford, England,
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