Emmet, Thomas Addis
Record IDcnp02349362
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp02349362
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Bibliografische gegevens1764 - 1827
Voor het laatst bewerkt2021-09-09
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Wikipedia, Nov. 30, 2020 (Thomas Addis Emmet was born in the Hammond’s Marsh area of Cork City on 24 April 1764, elder brother of Robert Emmet. Became involved with campaign to extend the democratic franchise for the Irish Parliament and to end discrimination against Catholics. He was one of the leaders Imprisoned initially at Kilmainham Jail and later in Scotland at Fort George until 1802. In 1803 emigrated to the United States and joined the New York bar where he obtained a lucrative practice. He was appointed New York State Attorney General in August 1812, but was removed from office in February 1813 when the opposing Federalist Party obtained a majority in the Council of Appointment. Later he became one of the most respected attorneys in the nation, with United States Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story declaring him to be "the favourite counsellor of New York." Married Jane Patten (1771-1846) in 1791. died on 14 November 1827 in New York, initially buried in St Mark’s-in-the-Bowery Churchyard in the East Village, New York City. Later was then interred in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin, the final resting place of many of Ireland’s patriots, in 1922.)
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Verdere bibliografische gegevens1764-1827
ActiviteitStaatsanwalt (gnd)
LandUSA
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Plaats van werkzaamheid
GeboorteplaatsCork
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KopjeEmmet, Thomas Addis
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