Michael Davitt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michael Davitt

Irish republican and nationalist agrarian agitator

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1846

Place of Birth: Strade, Connacht, Ireland

Date of Death: 30-May-1906

Profession: politician, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Michael Davitt (25 March 1846 – 30 May 1906) was an Irish republican activist for a variety of causes, especially Home Rule and land reform.
Following an eviction when he was four years old, Davitt's family emigrated to England.
He began his career as an organizer of the physical-force Irish Republican Brotherhood.
Convicted of treason felony for arms trafficking in 1870, he served seven years in prison.
Upon his release, Davitt pioneered the New Departure strategy of cooperation between the physical-force and constitutional wings of Irish nationalism on the issue of land reform.
With Charles Stewart Parnell, he co-founded the Irish National Land League in 1879, in which capacity he enjoyed the peak of his influence before being jailed again in 1881.
Davitt traveled widely, giving lectures around the world, supported himself through journalism, and served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) during the 1890s.
When the party split over Parnell's divorce, Davitt joined the anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation.
His Georgist views on the land question put him on the left wing of Irish nationalism, and he was a vociferous advocate of alliance between the Radical faction of the Liberal Party and the IPP.