Michael Davitt
Irish republican, nationalist agrarian agitator (1846–1906) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Davitt (25 March 1846 – 30 May 1906) was an Irish republican activist for a variety of causes, especially Home Rule and land reform. Following an eviction when he was four years old, Davitt's family migrated to England. He began his career as an organiser of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, which resisted British rule in Ireland with violence. Convicted of treason felony for arms trafficking in 1870, he served seven years in prison. Upon his release, Davitt pioneered the New Departure strategy of cooperation between the physical-force and constitutional wings of Irish nationalism on the issue of land reform. With Charles Stewart Parnell, he co-founded the Irish National Land League in 1879, in which capacity he enjoyed the peak of his influence before being jailed again in 1881.
Michael Davitt | |
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Born | (1846-03-25)25 March 1846 Straide, County Mayo, Ireland |
Died | 30 May 1906(1906-05-30) (aged 60) Elphis Hospital, Dublin, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation(s) | Writer, lecturer, and journalist |
Known for | Irish Land League activism |
Political party | Irish Parliamentary Party Irish National Federation |
Spouse | Mary Yore (m. 1886) |
Children | 5, including Robert and Cahir |
Davitt travelled widely, giving lectures around the world, supported himself through journalism, and served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) during the 1890s. When the party split over Parnell's divorce, Davitt joined the anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation. His Georgist views on the land question put him on the left wing of Irish nationalism, and he was a vociferous advocate of alliance between the Radical faction of the Liberal Party and the IPP.