John O'Leary | |
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![]() O'Leary, 1900 | |
President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood | |
In office 1891 – 16 March 1907 | |
Preceded by | John O'Connor Power |
Succeeded by | Neal O'Boyle |
Personal details | |
Born | Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland | May 23, 1830
Died | March 16, 1907 | (aged 76)
Occupation | Irish 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.