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William Henry O’Shea and Katharine O’Shea

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Katharine O’Shea née:
Katharine Page Wood
Later married name (from 1891):
Mrs. Charles Stewart Parnell
Born:
1840, Dublin, Ire.
Died:
April 22, 1905, Brighton, Sussex, Eng.
Born:
Jan. 30, 1846, Cressing, Essex, Eng.
Died:
Feb. 5, 1921, Littlehampton, Sussex

William Henry O’Shea and Katharine O’Shea (respectively, born 1840, Dublin, Ire.—died April 22, 1905, Brighton, Sussex, Eng.; born Jan. 30, 1846, Cressing, Essex, Eng.—died Feb. 5, 1921, Littlehampton, Sussex) were husband and wife from 1867 to 1890. Their relationship with the Irish nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell led to a divorce scandal that terminated Parnell’s career and divided Irish nationalist opinion. William Henry O’Shea was the only son of a Roman Catholic solicitor in Dublin. Educated at Oscott and at Trinity College, Dublin, he became a cornet of the 18th Hussars in 1858 and was retired as captain in 1862. ...(100 of 443 words)

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