Terence MacSwiney
Terence MacSwiney | |
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MacSwiney in his mayoral robes, 1919 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office December 1918 – 25 October 1920 | |
| Constituency | Cork Mid |
| Lord Mayor of Cork | |
| In office March 1920 – October 1920 | |
| Constituency | Cork County Council |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Terence James MacSwiney 28 March 1879 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 25 October 1920 (aged 41) Brixton Prison, London, England |
| Cause of death | Hunger strike |
| Resting place | St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Máire |
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Terence James MacSwiney (/məkˈswiːni/; Irish: Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne; 28 March 1879 – 25 October 1920) was an Irish playwright, author and politician. He was elected as Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork during the Irish War of Independence in 1920. He was arrested by the British Government on charges of sedition and imprisoned in Brixton Prison. His death there in October 1920 after 74 days on hunger strike brought him and the Irish Republican campaign to international attention.