Charles Gavan Duffy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Gavan Duffy

Irish nationalist, journalist, poet and Australian politician

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1816

Place of Birth: Monaghan, Border Region, Ireland

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1903

Profession: writer, poet, politician, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sir Charles Gavan Duffy KCMG (12 April 1816 – 9 February 1903), Irish-Australian nationalist, journalist, poet and politician, was the 8th Premier of Victoria and one of the most colourful figures in Victorian political history.
The suburb of Duffy in the Australian Capital Territory is named after him. Duffy was born in Dublin Street, Monaghan Town, County Monaghan, Ireland, the son of a Catholic shopkeeper.
Both his parents died while he was still a child and his uncle, Fr James Duffy, who was the Catholic parish priest of Castleblayney, became his guardian for a number of years.



Alternative names	Sir Charles Gavan Duffy
Description	Irish-Australian journalist, politician, writer and poet
Date of birth/death	12 April 1816	9 February 1903
Location of birth/death	Monaghan	Nice
Work location	Ireland and Victoria, Australia
Authority control	: Q167386 VIAF: 27899280 ISNI: 0000 0000 8210 8218 LCCN: n50033072 NLA: 35047940 Open Library: OL1761141A WorldCat