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William Nicholas Keogh

William Nicholas Keogh

Born
1817-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1878-09-02 12:00:00
Gender
Male

Born in County Galway, Judge Keogh was a rather unpopular figure in 19th Century, so much so that many newspapers refer to the burning of effigies of the man, (like the one pictured above from Co. Clare).

Having studied as an undergraduate in Dublin, he was called to the Irish Bar in 1840. He became Minister of Parliament for Athlone in 1847, Queen's Council in 1849, Solicitor-General in 1852 and rose to the ranks of Attorney-General in 1855.

The main reason for the general dislike was of course the severe sentence handed down to Fenian prisoners in the 1860s. The Irish newspapers were intensely critical of him especially after he took office as the Solicitor General for Ireland, when his party members from the Irish Independent Party pledged not to do so. His name became associated with the betrayel of one's political convictions.

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Taghmaconnell (Roscommon)

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Other ancestors in this community

  • Edward Fallon

    Location: Taghmaconnell (Roscommon)

    Born: 1840-01-01 12:00:00

  • John Shaw

    Location: Taghmaconnell (Roscommon)

    Born: 1790-11-12 12:00:00

  • John Gately Downey

    Location: Taghmaconnell (Roscommon)

    Born: 1827-06-02 12:00:00

  • Ignatius Keogh

    Location: Taghmaconnell (Roscommon)

    Born: 1772-01-01 12:00:00

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Taghmaconnell in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described by Samuel Lewis in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" 1837.</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1850s

    Griffith's Valuation of Ballinasloe Union

    <p>The primary valuation of Ireland or Griffith's Valuation is a useful Census substitute for 19th-century Ireland. To confirm whether an ancestor could possibly be the individual listed, it is helpful to know the survey completion date for a parish (or the part of it that fell within the Poor Law Union surveyed).</p>

    1855-12-17 12:00:00

  • 1850s

    Griffith's Valuation of Athlone Union

    <p>The primary valuation of Ireland or Griffith's Valuation is a useful Census substitute for 19th-century Ireland. To confirm whether an ancestor could possibly be the individual listed, it is helpful to know the survey completion date for a parish (or the part of it that fell within the Poor Law Union surveyed). </p> <p>A total of 301 volumes were published between 1847-1864 and the precise completion date for this PLU was recorded on the title page of Volume #244.</p>

    1855-07-14 12:00:00