Feargus O'Connor
Published on 26. August 2008
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-85036-562-7 (ISBN)
Description
A survey of Feargus O'Connor's career (1795-1855) written for a general and academic audience. O'Connor entered parliament as member for the county of Cork in 1832. In 1837 he established the Northern Star newspaper at Leeds, and became a vehement advocate of the Chartist movement. Imprisoned for seditious libel in 1840, he was returned for Nottingham in 1847, and in 1848 he presided at a Chartist demonstration on Kennington Common, which caused great alarm. He was "seriously concerned about the well-being of the millions in Ireland. Repeal - the abolition of the Union, that is, the achievement of an independent Irish Parliament - is not an empty word, not a pretext for obtaining posts for himself and his friends and for making profitable private business transactions..."
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85036-562-7 (9780850365627)
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Content
Chapter 1 explores his early life and political heritage; chapter 2 considers prospects for change - Rebellion in Ireland and Reform in England - as O'Connor stood for election to parliament; Chapter 3 covers his first stint in the House of Commons, his break with O'Connell and his emergence as leader of British radicalism; Chapter 4 looks at his early Chartist career, including his period in prison; Chapter 5 examines his later Chartist career including his second period in the House of Commons. The last Chapter examines his later attempts to unite Irish and British radicals, his death commemoration and legacy.