Historical FigureMale
Theobald Wolfe Tone
1763 – 1798
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryTheobald Wolfe Tone, posthumously known as Wolfe Tone, was a revolutionary exponent of Irish independence and is an iconic figure for Irish republicanism. Convinced that if his fellow Protestants feared to make common cause with the Catholic majority, the British Crown would continue to govern Ireland in the English interest, he helped form the Society of United Irishmen in 1791.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 20, 1763
Dublin
Date of death
November 19, 1798
Dublin
Citizenship
Kingdom of Ireland
Occupations & fields
politicianwriterlawyer
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