William Smith O'Brien, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Smith O'Brien
Irish nationalist politician
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Place of Birth: Dromoland Castle, Munster, Ireland
About William Smith O'Brien
- William Smith O'Brien (Irish: Liam Mac Gabhann Ó Briain; 17 October 1803 – 18 June 1864) 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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