Kevin Izod O’Doherty
(Physician and political activist)
"I have suffered much in mind and body – torn from the bosom of an affectionate family – incarcerated during five months in the vilest of prisons, - cut off from all communication with my friends – subjected to every privation which could render a man miserable.." letter from Kevin Izod O'Doherty - Reel M2194
(Image available from State Library of Queensland, Neg. 19089)
| Born: | 7 September 1823, Dublin, Ireland |
| Convicted: | August 1848 |
| Sentence: | 10 years transportation |
| Ship: | Mount Stewart Elphinstone |
| Transported: | Arrived New South Wales on 31 October 1849 |
| Died: | 15 July 1905, Torwood, Brisbane. Buried in Toowong Cemetery |
Further reading:
Documents
Letter to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from Kevin Izod O'Doherty
dated 20 November 1848
(Image available from State Library of Queensland, Neg. 108323)
Articles
“British Extracts - Departure of two of the State prisoners”
Moreton Bay Courier, October 20, 1849, p.4
“O’Doherty, Kevin Izod”
Article published in Pugh’s Almanac, 1896, p.145A
“Death of Dr K.I. O’Doherty – Well Known Queenslander Gone”
Telegraph (Brisbane), 17 July 1905, p.7
Websites
Australian Dictionary of Biography online [new window]
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [new window]
Australia Medical Pioneers Index [new window]
Books
Exiles undaunted : the Irish rebels Kevin and Eva O’Doherty by Ross & Heather Patrick
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Last updated: 3rd February 2012
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