William O'Brien (politician, 1852)
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William O'Brien (born October 2, 1852 in Mallow , † February 25, 1928 in London ) was an Irish journalist and politician and next to Charles Stewart Parnell the most important representative of Irish nationalism of his time.
O'Brien worked as a journalist since 1869. In 1881 Parnell brought him as editor of the weekly United Ireland of the Irish Land League . The magazine was banned that fall, and O'Brien, Parnell, and others were arrested at Kilmainham Gaol . There O'Brien wrote a No Rent Manifesto . After his release in 1882 he became editor of United Ireland magazine .
From 1883 to 1885 he was a member of the House of Commons . With the enactment of the Coercion Act 1887, he was arrested again. In 1902 he supported the Land Conference , whose Wyndham Land Purchase Act (1903) brought about the transition of Irish land from the possession of English large landowners to that of the Irish former tenants. In 1910 he founded the All-for-Ireland League , the majority of which joined Arthur Griffith 's Sinn Féin Party after the First World War .
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- Newspaper article about William O'Brien in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
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| SURNAME | O'Brien, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish journalist and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mallow |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1928 |
| Place of death | London |