Henry Charles Sirr (town major)

Henry Charles Sirr
Born25 November 1764
Dublin, Ireland
Died7 January 1841(1841-01-07) (aged 76)
Dublin, Ireland
Resting placeSt. Werburgh's Church, Dublin
OccupationsMilitary officer, policeman, merchant
Known forKilling of Lord Edward FitzGerald

Henry Charles Sirr (25 November 1764 – 7 January 1841) was an Anglo-Irish military officer, policeman, merchant and art collector. He played a prominent role in suppressing the Irish Rebellion of 1798, which included personally killing Society of United Irishmen leader Lord Edward FitzGerald, who Sirr alleged had been resisting arrest.

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