The Irish standard., 1892-03-19

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Galway Vindicator from l84l to l848
when he died. John was adopted by !
childless uncle, and was mainly educated
by private tuition His early life wae
spent about equally in the counties q
Galway and Tippe rary. In the latter
county he became a parishoner OF the
famous Father John Kenyon, the bosom
friend Of John Mitchell. Father Kenyon
took great interest in young Finerty
and delighted to discourse with him on
the men and the transactions OF 1348,
The patriot priest threw his fine library
open to John, who there reyelled to his
hearts content in the fascinating ''rebel@
literature of the United Iriehmen and
the Young Irelanders. In December
1862, he became member of the Nenagh
branch of the National Brotherhood: ot
st. Patrick, and delivered his first public
speech on that occasion. His next ut
terance, which was fayorably CONNIE ted
on by Smith @ .Brien and John Martin,
was alta banquet given at Nenagh, at
which Father Kenyon presided, on
March II, 1863. On August 18th, 1868,
he addressed a mass meeting on the
summit of the Sli4venamon, in COM
pany with Charles j. Hickman, who was
chairman, Peter E. Gill, of the Upper
airy Advocate and others The senti-
ments uttered by him at that meeting
called forth angry comments ID the Lon
don Times and Standard, the Dublin
Daily Express, aud other Tory AID Wing
organs. Punch made has speech the
subject Of an epigram. While returning
from the Slovenian 10 meeting, ON Aug
ust 16, 1863. finerty was sworn mem
Is r of the Irish Revolutionary Brother.
hood by the late James Cody, OF Ca'lan,
County Kilkenny, whom he had met on
Meagher's Rock. In October, 1863, she
addressed, in company with some others,
a m ASS meeting at Ormond Stile, a fam
Gus pass in the Sieve Bloom noun
ta,ns, through which many an Irish
chief and clan, in ancient times, marched
to victory or death.
Later on he came to America and was
q delegate to the Cincinnati and Phlla-
delphia Fenian conventions held in 1865,
and in every movement up to the pres
ent time, of this nature, has always been
a most active parti,ipa
In January, 1882, Mr.. Finerty es alb
the Citizen. a weekly paper devoted to
Irish interests, which ne still edits. In
1928 he inaugurated the ParneA In
demnity Fund, which afterwards became
80 successful in both ireland and Amer
lea
Mr.. Finerty was elected to the Forty
eighth congress from the Second district
of Illinois in November, 1882, and his
matchless oratory often +. sounded
through the halls Of the house of repre-
Isentatiyes during his term there. In
1885 he came into conflict with Michael
Davitt at the National League conven-
ton in Chicago, IN consequence OF his
frankness. In 1890 he published book
entitled "War path and Bivouac, or the
Conquest Of the Sioux" which is thrill.
ing narration Of his personal experiences
and adventures in the Indian campaigns;
and which has received much praise at
the hands Of the United States army Off
Gers and the entire American press He
was a delegate to the National League
convention held in October, 1891. Mr..
Finerty has been twice married and hB5
two children surviving. In personal ,ap;
pearance, he IS giant in stature, broad,
|ahoulde red, and possessing all the Gle,
rnents of strength In manner he is the
most amiable and entertaining Of men
and d brilliant conyersationalist.
Nj. Finerty comes here under the ans.
piioes % the a. %. 81. 81 this county and
|thst tact alone means e very large sale q
tickets and an overflow house a=8
The Pride 81 Erin. 5's
Ireland has one, pride, the glory q
which never fades Jssrnell died with
his fair fame 2bl,eclo GUIDED q Gonnell Is
now but. = nemor Tnnmetttt q time viii
not full y come until his epitaph 10 writ.