He was a philanthropist, vegetarian, an advocate of tee-totalism and an anti-slavery activist in Dublin. He was a regular correspondent of Garrison's “Liberator” and supported the repeal of the Act of Union. He founded the Hibernian Anti-Slavery Society. He was President of the Vegetarian Society of the UK from 1847. He was a founder of the Dublin Mechanics Institute in 1849 and was actively involved in the establishment of the Botanical Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin.
He was a philanthropist, vegetarian, an advocate of tee-totalism and an anti-slavery activist in Dublin. He was a regular correspondent of Garrison's “Liberator” and supported the repeal of the Act of Union. He founded the Hibernian Anti-Slavery Society. He was President of the Vegetarian Society of the UK from 1847. He was a founder of the Dublin Mechanics Institute in 1849 and was actively involved in the establishment of the Botanical Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin.
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Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
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Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958
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Ireland, Indexes to Wills, Probate Administration, Marriage Bonds and Licences, 1591-1866
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