William Smith O'Brien

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William Smith O'Brien was a 19th-century Irish nationalist leader and Young Ireland movement figure who played a prominent role in the 1848 rebellion against British rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish nationalist
Young Irelander
human
politician
revolutionary
burialPlace Galway
Rahoon Cemetery
causeOfDeath illness
convertedTo Roman Catholicism
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1803-10-17
dateOfDeath 1864-06-18
educatedAt Harrow School NERFINISHED
Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Irish
familyName O'Brien
father Sir Edward O'Brien
fullName William Smith O'Brien self-link
givenName William
hasOccupation landowner
politician
revolutionary leader
honorificTitle The Honorable
surface form: The Honourable
ideology Irish nationalism
languageSpoken English
Irish
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Repeal Association
Young Ireland movement
mother Charlotte Smith
movement Young Ireland
notableEvent Irish Rebellion of 1848
notableFor leadership in Young Ireland movement
opposition to British rule in Ireland
notableWork leadership in the 1848 Young Ireland rebellion
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Ennis
County Limerick
surface form: Limerick County
participantIn Irish Rebellion of 1848
placeOfBirth County Clare
Dromoland Castle
placeOfDeath Bangor
Wales
positionHeld Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
religion Anglicanism
residence County Clare
County Limerick
sexOrGender male
sibling Lucius O'Brien
spouse Lucy Caroline Gabbett

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William Smith O'Brien fullName William Smith O'Brien self-link
O'Brien County, Iowa namedAfter William Smith O'Brien