Tom Clarke (Irish republican)

Thomas James Clarke Tomás Séamus Ó Cléirigh
Clarke in 1910
Born	(1858-03-11)11 March 1858 Hurst Castle, Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire, England
Died	3 May 1916(1916-05-03) (aged 58) Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, Ireland
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Nationality	Irish American
Other names	Henry Wilson
Organization	Irish Republican Brotherhood
Movement	Irish republicanism
Spouse	Kathleen Clarke
Children	3

Thomas James Clarke (Irish: Tomás Séamus Ó Cléirigh; 11 March 1858 – 3 May 1916^[1]) was an Irish republican and a leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Clarke was arguably the person most responsible for the 1916 Easter Rising. A proponent of armed struggle against British rule in Ireland for most of his life, Clarke spent 15 years in English prisons prior to his role in the Easter Rising, and was executed by firing squad after it was defeated.