Thomas Henry Burke
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | May 29,1829 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Tuam |
Ireland | |
Died | Islandbridge |
Parents | William Burke |
Fanny Xavier Tucker | |
Grandparents | Thomas Tucker |
Richard Burke | |
Assassinated | Islandbridge |
Place of burial | Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland |
Education | St Mary's College Oscott |
Previous position | Under-Secretary for Ireland (1869–1882) |
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ID | 3700333 |
Thomas Henry Burke Life story
Thomas Henry Burke was an Irish civil servant who served as Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office for many years before being killed during the Phoenix Park Murders on Saturday 6 May 1882. The killing was carried out by an Irish republican organisation called the Irish National Invincibles.