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Thomas Francis Meagher

1823 - 1867

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Thomas Francis Meagher ( MAR; 3 August 1823 – 1 July 1867) was an Irish nationalist and leader of the Young Irelanders in the Rebellion of 1848. After being convicted of sedition, he was first sentenced to death but received transportation for life to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in Australia. In 1852, Meagher escaped and made his way to the United States, where he settled in New York City. He studied law, worked as a journalist, and traveled to present lectures on the Irish cause. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Thomas Francis Meagher is the 18,764th most popular politician (down from 18,220th in 2024), the 442nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 420th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Irish Politician.

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Among politicians, Thomas Francis Meagher ranks 18,764 out of 19,576. Before him are Leyla Güven, Anthony Weiner, Anna Eshoo, Uxue Barkos, Ernie Fletcher, and Yevgeny Sadovyi. After him are Kenji Ogiwara, Aleksander Szczygło, Jérôme Jeannet, Susanne Riess, Fleur Agema, and Kellyanne Conway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1823, Thomas Francis Meagher ranks 84. Before him are Henry Wirz, Francis Parkman, George Henry Williams, Edward Augustus Freeman, Coventry Patmore, and William Hart.  Among people deceased in 1867, Thomas Francis Meagher ranks 63. Before him are Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg, Sterling Price, Ira Aldridge, Robert Smirke, Prideaux John Selby, and Nathaniel Parker Willis.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Thomas Francis Meagher ranks 442 out of 549. Before him are Kevin McBride (1973), Francis Magee (1959), Angela Farrell (1952), Denise Gough (1980), Emma Donoghue (1969), and Eve Hewson (1991). After him are Mary Lou McDonald (1969), Andy Reid (1982), Kian Egan (1980), Sarah Bolger (1991), Brian Murphy (1983), and Séamus Coleman (1988).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Thomas Francis Meagher ranks 63. Before him are Seán Mac Diarmada (1883), Leo Varadkar (1979), Henry Grattan (1746), Éamonn Ceannt (1881), John Redmond (1856), and Michelle O'Neill (1977). After him are Mary Lou McDonald (1969), Phil Hogan (1960), Simon Harris (1986), Charlie McCreevy (1949), Mairead McGuinness (1959), and Clare Daly (1968).

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