
The Inspector General
Sir Jeremiah Fitzpatrick and Social Reform, 1783-1802
Oliver MacDonagh(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 2024
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-032-85347-5 (ISBN)
Description
Sir Jeremiah Fitzpatrick (c.1740-1810) was the first inspector general of prisons and lunacy inspector in Ireland and the first and only inspector of health to HM land forces in Great Britain. He also inspected convict vessels bound for New South Wales and the East India Company's troop ships, inquired into the Irish Charter Schools and attempted to alleviate the miseries of soldiers' dependents. His further ambitions ranged from a poor law for Ireland to a reorganisation of Dublin's police, to the regulation of noxious trades, from slave trade inspectorates to hospital management. He was therefore in many ways a precursor of the titans of early and mid-Victorian government. Originally published in 1981, much of the interest of the book lies in its revelation of late eighteenth century anticipations of mid-nineteenth century government. It also explores the differences between the two forms of administration and the reasons for the divergences and discontinuities.
Reviews / Votes
Original Review of The Inspector General:'...anyone interested in such topics as education, prison reform, treatment of lunacy, infectious disease...will find much new information and provocative comment here...an elegantly written work.' Thomas Bartlett, Irish Historical Studies, 1983, 23: 91.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
562 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-85347-5 (9781032853475)
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Person
Oliver MacDonagh was W.K. Hancock Professor of History in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University.
Content
1.In Search of Sir Jeremiah 2. Prison Reform in Ireland, 1763-1783 3. A Prologue and an Act, 18784-1786 4. Sir Jeremiah and the Charter Schools, 1785-1788 5. The Greasy Pole, 1786-1788 6. Progress and Penitentiaries, 1788-1793 7. The Translation, 1793-1794 8. The Layman with the Lamp, 1794-1795 9. Waterloo, 1795 10. The Aftermath, 1795 11. A Sort of Tableland, 1796-1802 12. Service and Servitude, 1796-1802 13. Meanings.