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Daniel O’Neill

Irish politician and soldier
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Born:
c. 1612
Died:
Oct. 24, 1664
Political Affiliation:
Cavalier

Daniel O’Neill (born c. 1612—died Oct. 24, 1664) was an Irish politician and soldier who supported Charles I and Charles II during the English Civil Wars. A member of the Clandeboye branch of the O’Neill family, he was a nephew of the celebrated Owen Roe O’Neill. He spent much of his early life at the court of Charles I and became a Protestant. He commanded a troop of horse in Scotland in 1639. He was involved in army plots in 1641, for which he was committed to the Tower of London, but he escaped abroad. Just before the outbreak of ...(100 of 212 words)

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