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Thomas Henry Burke (civil servant)
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Thomas Henry Burke (civil servant)
Thomas Henry Burke
(29 May 1829 – 6 May 1882) was
Permanent Under Secretary
at the
Irish Office
for many years before being killed during the
Phoenix Park Murders
on Saturday 6 May 1882. The killing was carried out by an
Irish republican
organisation called the
Irish National Invincibles
. The newly appointed
Chief Secretary for Ireland
Lord Frederick Cavendish
, although not the intended victim, was assassinated alongside him while they walked through
Phoenix Park
in Dublin. The victims were stabbed in the neck and chest with surgical blades.
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