William Smith O'Brien
William Smith O'Brien was an Irish nationalist Member of Parliament (MP) and 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 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 O'Brien was pardoned and returned to Ireland, but he was never active again in politics.
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Date of Birth
October 17th, 1803
Age
223
Birth Place
Ireland, Munster, County Clare
Date of Death
June 18th, 1864
Died Aged
60
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Libra
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