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Kevin Izod O'Doherty, convict Queenslander

About the convict

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... born in Dublin, in 1824, where he was educated for the medical profession, his studies being continued on the Continent. In the troublous times of 1848 the doctor gave offence to the Government of the time ...
Pugh's Almanac, 1896
Portrait of Kevin Izod O'Doherty
Role:

Physician and political activist
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

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