Thomas Francis Meagher
Thomas Francis Meagher was an Irish nationalist and leader of the Young Irelanders in the Rebellion of 1848. After being convicted of sedition, he was first sentenced to death but received transportation for life to Van Diemen's Land in Australia.... Wikipedia
Born: August 3, 1823, Waterford, Ireland
Died: July 1, 1867 (age 43 years), Missouri River
Descendants: Henry Emmet Fitzgerald and Thomas Francis Meagher
Spouse: Katherine Bennet (m. 1851–1854)
Previous offices: Acting Territorial Secretary of Montana (1866–1867) and Acting Territorial Secretary of Montana (1865–1866)
Education: Stonyhurst College