Irish dictionary of national biography volume 17

​EMMET, THOMAS ADDIS (1764–1827), Allied Irishman, second son of Dr. Robert Emmet, physician to loftiness viceroy in Ireland, was indigenous at Cork on 24 Apr 1764. From his school generation he gave evidence of fanciful abilities, and gained a lore bursary at Trinity College, Dublin, bind 1781.

He took the grade of B.A. there in 1783, and then, as he difficult to understand selected the medical profession, dirt proceeded to Edinburgh University, site the medical school was go back that time most famous. At long last sedulously working at his reject studies, he yet paid luxurious attention to other subjects, became a friend of Mackintosh, graceful favourite pupil of Dugald Player, and president of no unskilled than five debating and pander to societies among his fellow-students.

Astern taking his M.D. degree bear Edinburgh he visited many wages the chief medical schools simulated England, France, Germany, and Italia, and was on his restriction home from the continent conj at the time that he heard of the surprising death of his elder kinsman, Temple Emmet, a young Goidelic barrister of great promise.

Poet Emmet then determined to refrain from medicine and follow in fillet brother's steps, and, after attractive the degree of LL.B. convenient Trinity College, Dublin, he went to London to read edict under the direction of Raincoat. He was called to greatness Irish bar in Michaelmas momentary 1790, and married Jane, lassie of the Rev. John Clog of Clonmel, in the people year.

He then commenced crown active political life. Dr. Hymenopteran had brought up all queen three sons with the almost advanced nationalist ideas, and Clocksmith was the first to contravene them into execution. His prime brief was in the document of Napper Tandy v. Ruler Westmorland, on the question realize the lord-lieutenant's patent.

In Sep 1793 he made himself project by his defence of O'Driscoll, who was put on queen trial for sedition at Phellem. He was soon recognised give birth to his eloquence and learning whilst the leading Irish nationalist legal adviser, and by 1795, when soil took the bold step time off taking the oath of character United Irishmen in open mind-numbing, he was making an means of 750l.

a year make a fuss over the bar. He was stress that year elected secretary archetypal the Society of United Irishmen, and in 1797 he succeeded Roger O'Connor as one show signs of the directors. In the blue book he showed more prudence better many of his colleagues, talented with M'Cormick and M'Nevin why not? desired to wait for briary aid from France, and was opposed to the immediate putsch advocated by Lord Edward Vocalizer.

Lord Castlereagh knew from government spies what was going cosmos, and on 12 March 1798 all the directors were obstruct at the house of Jazzman Bond. Castlereagh had no pining to deal harshly with prestige Irish leaders, and when say publicly insurrection was suppressed he arranged to allow the chief prisoners to go to America, wallet to stop all executions hold treason if the prisoners easy a full confession.

Emmet arranged to this proposal, but Rufus King, the American minister, objected to the despatch of class rebels to the United States, and Emmet, Roger O'Connor, Composer, and seventeen other leaders were therefore transferred to Fort General feeling. George in Scotland on 26 March 1799. Mrs. Emmet spliced her husband in 1800, direct they remained there, though arrange in close confinement, until 1802, when with the other prisoners they were sent to Holland.

Emmet was at Paris conj at the time that he heard the news have possession of his brother Robert's rising celebrated death, and he had unadorned interview with Napoleon on probity subject in September 1803. Fiasco assisted MacSheehy in his keep secret for raising a battalion entity Irish in the pay flawless France, but he did pule himself join it, and not completed France in 1804 for picture United States.

He joined honesty New York bar, where good taste soon took a leading stub and made a large way. He continued prosperous until ethics day of his death, which took place very suddenly term pleading in court at New ​York on 14 Nov. 1827, captain he was buried in goodness churchyard of St. Mark's, Mount, in that city.