He campaigned for Catholic emancipation—including the right for Catholics to sit in the Westminster Parliament, denied for over 100 years—and repeal of the Acts of Union which combined Great Britain and Ireland.
Defendeu a Emancipación católica—o dereito dos Católicos a sentar no Parlamento de Westminster, denegado durante aproximadamente 100 anos—e rexeitou a Lei de unión que uniu a Irlanda e Gran Bretaña.