He was not awed into silence; he supported the Octennial Bill, the Free Trade Bill, and the Catholic Bill....
"The Commercial Restraints of Ireland"
John Hely Hutchinson
The first object was secured in 1768 by the Octennial Act; but at the height of his power and popularity he was captured by the Government, which naturally desired to disarm its most formidable foe.
"The New Irish Constitution"
J. H. Morgan