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Feargus Edward O’Connor: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born c.July 18, 1796 • Ireland
Died August 30, 1855 • London • England
Title / Office House of Commons (1847-1852), United Kingdom • House of Commons (1832-1835), United Kingdom
Role In Chartism

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Bradlaugh, etching by W. Strang
Charles Bradlaugh
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James Bronterre O’Brien
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William Lovett
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John Frost, engraving by W. Read after a painting.
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Charles James Fox
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Cobbett, detail of a painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
William Cobbett
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John Bright
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Joseph Chamberlain
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Michael Thomas Sadler
Michael Thomas Sadler
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Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope, pastel drawing by Ozias Humphry, 1796; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope
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Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet
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Henry Hunt
Henry Hunt
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Joseph Hume, detail of a portrait by J.W. Walton, 1854; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Joseph Hume
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Fielden, detail of an engraving by Henry Cousins after a painting by John Bostock, 19th century
John Fielden
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Samuel Bamford
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William Henry O’Shea
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Charles Stewart Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell
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