Richard Robert Madden (1798-1886)
Born in Ireland, knew Lady Blessington in Italy, trained as a physician and worked as a
colonial administrator; he was author of The United Irishmen, their Lives
and Times, 7 vols (1843-46) and The Literary Life and
Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington, 3 vols (1855).
Born in Ireland, knew Lady Blessington in Italy, trained as a physician and worked as a
colonial administrator; he was author of The United Irishmen, their Lives
and Times, 7 vols (1843-46) and The Literary Life and
Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington, 3 vols (1855).
