Complex sentence: Peter Metge (c.1740--1809) was an Irish politician and judge of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; he was a colourful character noted for his fondness for dueling.
Split into simpler sentences: Peter Metge (c.1740--1809) was an Irish politician and judge of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He was a colourful character, noted for his fondness for dueling.