Funeral of charles lucas in dublin attracts large crowds

November 7th , 1771

Charles Lucas (16 September 1713 – 4 November 1771) was an Anglo-Irish apothecary, physician and politician. He sat as Member of Parliament for Dublin City and was known as the “Irish Wilkes” because of his radical views.

He died at his residence in Henry Street, Dublin, on Monday 4 November 1771. His remains were honored with a public funeral of imposing solemnity. He was interred in the family burial ground in St. Michan’s churchyard.

Lucas’s son Henry and other relatives were in attendance at his funeral, as were his friends Lord Charlemont, Flood and Adderley. The mourners also included officers and many hundred brethren of the guilds and the Lord Mayor with representatives of the Corporation and the Vice-Provost and scholars of Trinity College.

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