Terence MacSwiney

Terence MacSwiney
Terence MacSwiney
	MacSwiney in his mayoral robes, 1919
Teachta Dála
	In office; December 1918 – 25 October 1920
Constituency	Cork Mid
Lord Mayor of Cork
	In office; March 1920 – October 1920
Constituency	Cork County Council
Personal details
Born	Terence James MacSwiney; 28 March 1879; Cork, Ireland
Died	25 October 1920 (aged 41); Brixton Prison, London, England
Cause of death	Hunger strike
Resting place	St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork
Political party	Sinn Féin
Spouse	Muriel Murphy (m. 1917)
Children	Máire
Relatives	Mary MacSwiney (sister); Seán MacSwiney (brother); Ruairí Brugha (son-in-law);

Terence James MacSwiney (/məkˈswiːni/; Irish: Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne; 28 March 1879 – 25 October 1920) was an Irish playwright, author and politician. He was elected as Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork during the Irish War of Independence in 1920. He was arrested by the British Government on charges of sedition and imprisoned in Brixton Prison. His death there in October 1920 after 74 days on hunger strike brought him and the Irish Republican campaign to international attention.

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