Lot 27: Smith O'Brien (William) 1803 - 1864. Lot 27 His

Smith O'Brien (William) 1803 - 1864. Lot 27 His autograph signature, on a slip laid down on card, while in Clonmel Gaol, dated Oct. 27, 1848. As a m/ss., w.a.f. * Smith O'Brien, from a prominent Clare family, became leader of the Irish Confederation in 1847. He led a brief and unsuccessful rising in Tipperary in 1848, was arrested and deported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). He was pardoned in 1856 and allowed to return to Ireland where he took no further part in politics. (1)