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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Irish historian Patrick Guinness is visiting the |
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State Capitol on March 23, 2015, and this is a fitting opportunity |
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to pay tribute to this accomplished writer and scholar; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of the Honorable Desmond Guinness, an |
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architecture historian and conservationist, and Princess Henriette |
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Marie-Gabrielle von Urach, Patrick Desmond Carl-Alexander Guinness |
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is descended from the famous Guinness dynasty of brewers on his |
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father's side and from European royalty on his mother's side; he was |
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educated at Winchester College and Trinity College Dublin; and |
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WHEREAS, A lawyer by training and a financial analyst by |
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profession, Mr. Guinness is an expert on Irish history; he is the |
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author of Arthur's Round: The Life and Times of Brewing Legend |
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Arthur Guinness, a biography of his ancestor who founded the |
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Guinness brewery; he has lectured on genetic genealogy as it |
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pertains to the early history of Ireland, and he has supported |
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academic research on Irish genetics; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in historic Leixlip Castle, Mr. Guinness has |
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restored his current residence, Furness House, a Georgian country |
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house in County Kildare dating from the 1730s; a member of the |
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County Kildare Archaeological Society and the Order of Clans of |
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Ireland, he also serves as a trustee of the Iveagh Trust and as |
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president of the Irish Georgian Society, which was founded by his |
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parents to help preserve Irish architecture; and |
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WHEREAS, Just as Texans take great pride in the history of the |
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Lone Star State, the people of Ireland are famously proud of their |
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rich and ancient culture, and it is indeed a pleasure to recognize |
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Patrick Guinness for his lifelong dedication to the study and |
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preservation of the heritage of his native land; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby welcome Patrick Guinness to the State Capitol |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable |
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stay in Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Guinness as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Hunter |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 936 was adopted by the House on March |
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19, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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