William Smith O'Brien
The Hon. William Smith O'Brien | |
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 Portrait by George Francis Mulvany | |
| Born | 17 October 1803 |
| Died | 18 June 1864 (aged 60) |
| Resting place | Rathronan Cemetery, Ardagh, County Limerick, Ireland 52°30′25″N 9°04′21″W / 52.506997°N 9.072535°W |
| Education | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Irish nationalist MP, leader of the Young Ireland movement |
William Smith O'Brien (Irish: Liam Mac Gabhann Ó Briain; 17 October 1803 – 18 June 1864) an Irish nationalist Member of Parliament (MP) and a leader of the Young Ireland movement. He also encouraged the use of the Irish language. He was convicted of sedition for his part in the Young Irelander "Famine Rebellion" of 1848 but his sentence of death was commuted to deportation to Van Diemen's Land. In 1854, he was released on the condition of exile from Ireland, and he lived in Brussels for two years. In 1856 Smith O'Brien was pardoned and returned to Ireland, but he was never active again in politics. At one point he was a member of the British Parliament. Later on he was a nationalist and leader of the Young Ireland movement and led a rebellion against British rule in the 1840s during the Potato Famine. He was convicted of treason, a felony, and could have been executed, but he was exiled to Van Diemen's Land instead. In 1856, he was pardoned and allowed to return.
References
- ↑ "Hon. William Smith O'Brien". Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR & Instytut Badań Literackich PAN. nstitute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ↑ "London Gazette". By Authority. 12 September 1862. p. 4458. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ Woodham-Smith, Cecil The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845-1849 Harper and Row 1962
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