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James Stephens (Fenian)
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James Stephens | |
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| President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood | |
| In office 17 March 1858 – December 1866 | |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1825 Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Died | March 29, 1901 (aged 76) Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | Glasnevin Cemetery |
| Occupation | Civil engineer, teacher, translator, newspaper publisher |
| Nickname | "Seabhach Siulach" (the Wandering Hawk)[1] |
James Stephens (Irish: Séamus Mac Stiofáin;[2] 26 January 1825 – 29 March 1901) was an Irish Republican, and the founding member of an originally unnamed revolutionary organisation in Dublin. This organisation, founded on 17 March 1858, was later to become known as the Irish Republican Brotherhood (I.R.B).[3]
- ^ Peter Hart. "A provisional dictator: James Stephens and the Fenian movement". Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Ó Riain, Deasún (1958). "Séamus Mac Stiofáin". Comhar. 17 (6): 4–6. doi:10.2307/20550444. JSTOR 20550444. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2020 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Cronin, pg. 11
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