James Connolly
Politician
1868 – 1916
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Who was James Connolly?
James Connolly was an Irish republican and socialist leader, aligned to syndicalism and the Industrial Workers of the World. He was born in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, Scotland, to Irish immigrant parents. He left school for working life at the age of 11, but became one of the leading Marxist theorists of his day. He also took a role in Scottish and American politics. He was executed by a British firing squad because of his leadership role in the Easter Rising of 1916.
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- Born
- Jun 5, 1868
Cowgate - Also known as
- ジェームズ・コノリー (陸上選手)
- 詹姆斯·康诺利
- Коннолли, Джеймс
- Spouses
- Lillie Connolly
(1890/04 - )
- Lillie Connolly
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Atheism
- Ethnicity
- Irish people in Great Britain
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Lived in
- Edinburgh
- Died
- May 12, 1916
Kilmainham Gaol
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on July 23, 2013
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