(1841-1896) Soldier, lawyer, and statesman, born near Castletownsend, County Cork, Ireland; died Lower Hutt, New Zealand. In 1860 he served under General Lamoriciere in the papal army, was decorated for services, and taken prisoner. After the war he emigrated first to Queensland, then to New Zealand, where he filled posts of distinction in the legal profession, finally bccoming judge of the Supreme Court.
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