Background
Prittie was the son of Henry Prittie.
Prittie was the son of Henry Prittie.
He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Banagher in 1767, a seat he held until 1768. He then represented Gowran from 1769 to 1776 and Tipperary from 1776 to 1790. Prittie was appointed High Sheriff of Tipperary in 1770.
He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Dunalley, of Kilboy, in the County of Tipperary in 1800.
Lord Dunalley married Catherine Sadlier, daughter of Francis Sadlier.