serviceyears native_name_lang death_date death_place birth_place allegiance battles native_name birth_date rank image article_title name
1913 -- 1916 gle 12 may 1916 kilmainham gaol , dublin , ireland cowgate , edinburgh , scotland irish irish socialist republican party socialist labor party citizen army irish labour party irish republican brotherhood land war dublin lock-out easter rising séamas Ó conghaile 5 june 1868 commandant general connolly.james.jpg james connolly
 james connolly
james connolly

james connolly -lrb- , 5 june 1868 -- 12 may 1916 -rrb- was an irish republican and socialist leader , aligned to syndicalism and the industrial workers of the world .
he was born in the cowgate area of edinburgh , scotland , to irish immigrant parents .
he left school for working life at the age of 11 , but became one of the leading marxist theorists of his day .
he also took a role in scottish and american politics .
he was executed by a british firing squad because of his leadership role in the easter rising of 1916 .
