John O'Leary (Fenian)

John O'Leary
O'Leary, 1900
O'Leary, 1900
President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood
In office
1891 – 16 March 1907
Preceded byJohn O'Connor Power
Succeeded byNeal O'Boyle
Personal details
Born(1830-05-23)May 23, 1830
Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland
DiedMarch 16, 1907(1907-03-16) (aged 76)
OccupationIrish Republican

John O'Leary (23 July 1830 – 16 March 1907[1]) was an Irish separatist and a leading Fenian. He studied both law and medicine but did not take a degree and for his involvement in the Irish Republican Brotherhood he was imprisoned in England during the nineteenth century.

  1. ^ Alan O'Day, O'Leary, John (1830–1907), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2006

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