Daniel Mannix
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Christianity, Christians, Churches, Empires, Dynasties, British Empire, Catholic Church, Catholics
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, British History, Australian/New Zealand History
Article abstract: Mannix became the hero of working-class Catholics for his articulate and outspoken views in favor of Ireland and against British and Protestant influences in Australia which he believed threatened their rights to equality and justice.
Early Life
Daniel Mannix was born March 4, 1864, at Deerpark Farm in Charleville, County Cork, Ireland. His mother was the former Ellen Cagney and his father, Timothy Mannix, was a prosperous tenant farmer. Daniel was the first of eight children, of whom three died in infancy and another died as a young...
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