John

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John is the given name of John Boyle O'Reilly, a 19th-century Irish-born poet, journalist, and civil rights activist who became influential in the United States.

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instanceOf human
birthName John Boyle O'Reilly NERFINISHED
burialPlace Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath accidental chloroform overdose
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1844-06-28
dateOfDeath 1890-08-10
describedAs 19th-century Irish-born poet, journalist, and civil rights activist who became influential in the United States
employer The Pilot (Boston newspaper) NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Irish NERFINISHED
familyName O'Reilly NERFINISHED
genre journalism
poetry
givenName John NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Fenian Brotherhood NERFINISHED
movement Irish nationalism
abolitionism
civil rights movement in the United States
notableEvent escape from penal servitude in Western Australia
transportation as a convict to Western Australia
notableFor advocacy for Irish independence
advocacy for civil rights in the United States
leadership in the Irish-American community
support for African American rights
support for Native American rights
notableWork In Bohemia NERFINISHED
Moondyne NERFINISHED
Songs from the Southern Seas NERFINISHED
Songs, Legends and Ballads NERFINISHED
The Statues in the Block NERFINISHED
occupation civil rights activist
editor
journalist
orator
poet
placeOfBirth Dowth, County Meath, Ireland NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Hull, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld editor of The Pilot
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
spouse Mary Murphy O'Reilly NERFINISHED

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