The Irish in Australia (1888) by: James Francis Hogan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781543134353)

James Francis Hogan MP (29 December 1855 - 9 November 1924) was an Irish history professor at University College Cork, author and Member of Parliament for Mid Tipperary between 1893-1900.Born in County Tipperary in 1855, to Rody and Mary Hogan, he had one sister, Margaret. He emigrated to Melbourne in 1856 and lived in Geelong, attending St. Mary's Catholic School there before a year at St Patrick's College, Melbourne. He graduated and began to teach in 1872. He began writing in local newspapers on Catholic topics, before later editing the Victorian Review. Joining he Victorian Catholic Young Men's Society in 1884 he admired the legacy of Daniel O'Connell and campaigned to erect a memorial to him. He published works on the Irish colonisation of Australia, including The Gladstone Colony: An Unwritten Chapter of Australian History and The Irish In Australian in the late 1890s

Author: James Francis Hogan
ISBN-10: 1543134351
ISBN-13: 9781543134353
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/15/2017
Pages: 166
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.35d