Theobald Wolfe Tone

Theobald Wolfe Tone (1763-1798) was an Irish patriot, born in Dublin. He was called to the bar in 1789. He found a congenial sphere for his restless, reckless nature in the disturbed politics of his time, and was active in founding the "United Irishmen," whose intrigues with France got him into trouble, and forced him to seek refuge in America, and subsequently France, where he schemed for a French invasion of Ireland. Eventually, he was captured by the English while on his way with a small French squadron against Ireland. He was condemned at Dublin, but escaped a death on the gallows by committing suicide in prison.

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