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Arthur Griffith
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Irish politician and writer, founder of Sinn Féin (1871–1922)
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Arthur Griffith was an author who produced twenty-two works. His publications include *Was ist die Freie Schule Frankfurt?*, *101 Instant Java Applets*, *Java , XML, and JAXP*, and *Mastering K Office for Linux*. He also wrote *Meagher of the Sword : Speeches of Thomas Francis Meagher in Ireland, 1846-1848*. Griffith was born on 1872-03-31 and died on 1922-08-12. He had two children.
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Éamon de Valera
- Succeeded by
- W. T. Cosgrave
- President
- Michael Collins
- Leader
- Éamon de Valera
- Deputy
- Jennie Wyse Power, Thomas Kelly
- Constituency
- Cavan
- Born
- ( 1871-03-31 ) 31 March 1871, Dublin , Ireland
- Died
- 12 August 1922 (1922-08-12) (aged 51), Dublin, Ireland
- Cause of death
- Intracerebral hemorrhage and heart failure
- Resting place
- Glasnevin Cemetery , Dublin, Ireland
- Party
- Sinn Féin
- Spouse
- Maud Sheehan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1910 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Family name
- Griffith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Irish Free State
- Place of birth
- Dublin
- Place of death
- Dublin
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- Teachta Dála
- Political party
- Sinn Féin
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Arthur Griffith (1871-1922).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- London
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- place of burial
- Glasnevin Cemetery
- Commons category
- Arthur Griffith
- date of birth
- 1872-03-31
- date of death
- 1922-08-12
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- stroke
- member of
- Irish Republican Brotherhood
- name in native language
- Arthur Griffith
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- candidacy in election
- 1918 United Kingdom general election
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Encyclopedic overview
Arthur Joseph Griffith (Irish: Art Seosamh Ó Gríobhtha or Art Ó Gríofa; 31 March 1871 – 12 August 1922) was an Irish writer, newspaper editor and politician who founded the political party Sinn Féin. He led the Irish delegation at the negotiations that produced the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, and served as the president of Dáil Éireann from January 1922 until his death that August.
After a short spell in South Africa, Griffith founded and edited the Irish nationalist newspaper The United Irishman in 1899. In 1904, he wrote The Resurrection of Hungary, which advocated the withdrawal of Irish members from the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the setting up of the institutions of government at home in Ireland, a policy that became known as Sinn Féin (ourselves). On 28 November 1905, he presented "The Sinn Féin Policy" at the first annual convention of his organisation, the National Council; the occasion is marked as the founding date of the Sinn Féin party. Griffith took over as president of Sinn Féin in 1911, but at that time the organisation was still small.
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