John O'Leary (Fenian)

John O'Leary (23 July 1830 16 March 1907) was an Irish separatist and a leading Fenian. He studied both law and medicine but did not take a degree and for his involvement in the Irish Republican Brotherhood he was imprisoned in England during the nineteenth century.

John O'Leary
O'Leary, 1900
President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood
In office
1891  16 March 1907
Preceded byJohn O'Connor Power
Succeeded byNeal O'Boyle
Personal details
Born(1830-05-23)May 23, 1830
Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland
DiedMarch 16, 1907(1907-03-16) (aged 76)
OccupationIrish Republican
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