Richard Robert Madden
Richard Robert Madden | |
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Richard Robert Madden in 1858 | |
| Born | 22 August 1798 |
| Died | 5 February 1886 (aged 87) Booterstown, Ireland |
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| Children | Thomas More Madden (son) |
Richard Robert Madden (22 August 1798 – 5 February 1886) was an Irish doctor, writer, abolitionist and historian of the United Irishmen. Madden took an active role in trying to impose anti-slavery rules in Jamaica on behalf of the British government.