William Joseph Mellows was an Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician. Born in England to an English father and Irish mother, he grew up in Ashton-under-Lyne before moving to Ireland, being raised in Cork, Dublin and his mother's native Wexford.... Wikipedia
Born: May 25, 1892, Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom
Died: December 8, 1922 (age 30 years), Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, Ireland
Previous offices: Teachta Dála of Ireland (1921–1922) and Teachta Dála of Ireland (1919–1921)
Party: Sinn Féin
Education: Royal Hibernian Military School
Battles/wars: Easter Rising; Irish War of Independence; Irish Civil War
Rank: Commandant general