William Smith O'Brien

(1803-1864)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: O'Brien, William Smith, 1803-1864 NRA: O'Brien, William Smith (1803-1864) Irish Nationalist DNB: O'Brien, William Smith (1803–1864), Irish nationalist LBT ID: WiOBrie1864 VIAF ID: 42747669 LOC ID: n81013236	B/BAP: 1803-10-17 DIED: 1864-06-18
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Educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was a Conservative MP for Ennis (1828-31) and Limerick County (1835-48); he was transported for his role in the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848.
REFERENCES TO William Smith O'Brien: Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter V Found 1: ¶ 9