Thomas Addis Emmet
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Portrait of Thomas Addis Emmet by Samuel F. B. Morse
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| Born |
April 24, 1764 Cork City, Ireland |
| Died | November 14, 1827 (aged 63) |
| Allegiance | United Irishmen |
| Years of service | 1793-1798 |
| Rank | Officer |
| Battles/wars |
1798 Rebellion 1803 Rebellion |
| Relations | Robert Emmet |
| New York State Attorney General | |
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In office 1812–1813 |
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| Preceded by | Matthias B. Hildreth |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Van Vechten |
| Constituency | New York County, New York |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Patten |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Thomas Addis Emmet (April 24, 1764 – November 14, 1827) was an Irish and American lawyer and politician. He was a senior member of the revolutionary republican group United Irishmen in the 1790s and New York State Attorney General 1812–1813.
Thomas Addis Emmet was born in the Hammond's Marsh area of Cork City in 1764 to Dr. Robert Emmet from Tipperary (later to become State Physician of Ireland) and Elizabeth Mason of Kerry, both of whose portraits are today displayed at Cork's Crawford Art Gallery. He was the elder brother of Robert Emmet who was himself executed for leading the Irish Rebellion of 1803, becoming one of Ireland's most famous Republican martyrs. Thomas Addis Emmet was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and was a member of the committee of the College Historical Society. He later studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and was a pupil of Dugald Stewart in philosophy. After visiting the chief medical schools on the continent, he returned to Ireland in 1788; but the sudden death of his elder brother, Christopher Temple Emmet (1761–1788), a student of great distinction, induced him to follow the advice of Sir James Mackintosh to forsake medicine for the law as a profession. He married Jane Patten in 1791.
Emmet was a man of liberal political sympathies and became involved with campaign to extend the democratic franchise for the Irish Parliament and to end discrimination against Catholics. He was called to the Irish bar in 1790 and quickly obtained a practice, principally as counsel for prisoners charged with political offenses. He also became the legal adviser of the Society of the United Irishmen.
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