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Tom Clarke, known in Irish as Tomás Séamus Ó Cléirigh, was born Thomas Clarke on 11 March 1857. He was a revolutionary and politician holding citizenship of the Republic of Ireland, and was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. He married Kathleen Clarke and had three children. Clarke died by capital punishment from a gunshot wound in Dublin on 3 May 1916.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1858-03-11 ) 11 March 1858, Hurst Castle , Milford-on-Sea , Hampshire , England
- Died
- 3 May 1916 (1916-05-03) (aged 58), Kilmainham Gaol , Dublin , Ireland
- Cause of death
- Execution by firing squad
- Other name
- Henry Wilson
- Organization
- Irish Republican Brotherhood
- Movement
- Irish republicanism
- Spouse
- Kathleen Clarke
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Family name
- Clarke
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Isle of Wight
- Place of death
- Dublin
- Spouse
- Kathleen Clarke
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Irish Republican Brotherhood
- Image
- Thomas Clarke, 1910.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- date of birth
- 1857-03-11
- date of death
- 1916-05-03
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- name in native language
- Tomás Séamus Ó Cléirigh
- Commons category
- Tom Clarke (Irish republican)
- P12749
- Titanopsis calcarea
- member of
- Irish Republican Brotherhood
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas James Clarke (Irish: Tomás Séamus Ó Cléirigh; 11 March 1858 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish republican and a leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Clarke was arguably the person most responsible for the 1916 Easter Rising. A proponent of armed struggle against British rule in Ireland for most of his life, Clarke spent 15 years in English prisons prior to his role in the Easter Rising and was executed by firing squad after it was defeated.
Early life
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