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About Thomas James Clarke
Thomas James Clarke | Born in Milford-on-Sea, England, Clarke’s father served in the British army. While in America, Clarke joined Clann na nGael. In 1883, he was sentenced to fifteen years of penal servitude for his role in a bombing campaign in London. Clarke was the first signatory of the Proclamation of Independence through deference to his seniority, Clarke was with the group that occupied the GPO. Before execution, he asked his wife Kathleen to give this message to the Irish People, 3 May 1916: ‘I and my fellow signatories believe we have struck the first successful blow for Irish freedom. The next blow, which we have no doubt Ireland will strike, will win through. In this belief, we die happy.’ –Thomas J. Clarke
Tom Clarke
Thomas James "Tom" Clarke (Irish: Tomás Séamus Ó Cléirigh; 11 March 1857 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish revolutionary leader and arguably the person most responsible for the 1916 Easter Rising. A proponent of armed revolution for most of his life, he spent 15 years in prison prior to his role in the Easter Rising, and was executed after it was quashed.
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Thomas James Clarke's Timeline
| 1857 |
March 11, 1857
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Milford-on-Sea, England,
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| 1902 |
1902
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| 1908 |
March 3, 1908
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| 1910 |
1910
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| 1916 |
May 3, 1916
Age 59
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Kilmainham, Dublin 8
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