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William Smith O'Brien <ref name="term_77379" />
<p> Irish patriot; entered [[Parliament]] in 1826; sat for [[Limerick]] from 1835 to 1843, when he joined the Repeal Association under O'Connell, but separated from it; joined the physical force Young [[Ireland]] party, and became the head; attempted an insurrection, which failed, and involved him in prosecution for treason and banishment for life; a free pardon was afterwards granted on promise of abstaining from all further disloyalty; he died at Bangor, in North [[Wales]] (1803-1864). </p>

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<ref name="term_77379"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/o'brien,+william+smith William Smith O'Brien from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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