Death 1835. Sir William F. Folliett, MP. Attorney General, Nephew of William Levington Webb of Kinsale Co. Cork, ‘Obliged to Fly This County 30 Years Ago For Political Sentiments Dangerous To The Existing Regime’, other 1798 Casualties Shears Brothers Cork, Barristers Executed, Judge Robert Swanton Ballydehob and New York Fled, Alexander McCarthy and Dr O’Connor Bantry To Australia, Barrister Clerke, Skibbereen, Exile New York, Thomas Addis Emmet, Barrister, Exile New York.
Follett was born at Topsham in Devon, the son of Captain Benjamin Follett, who had retired from the army in 1790 and gone into business, and his wife Ann Webb, daughter of John Webb.[2] His younger brother was Brent Spencer Follett (1810-1887) QC, MP.[2]
Thomas Addis Emmet” One of the first lawyers in Dublin and one of the most virtuous and most patriotic of men. He was a member of the Irish Directory with Lord Edward Fitzgerald and was arrested in 1798. He was sent to Fort George. Liberated and expatriated in 1803 like the other prisoners of Fort George. He was chosen by the Irish in Paris in 1803 to be the agent from the Provisional Government of Ireland to the First Consul and French Government, which situation he held till 1805, finding there was no prospect of an expedition to Ireland he got his passports and went to America, where the Congress passed a decree, by which, contrary to the usual term of ten years, he received his naturalisation twenty-four hours after landing there. He rose to great eminence as a lawyer in his newly adopted country and died at New York.
| 1764-1827 | Thomas Addis Emmet TCD | New York Attorney United Irishman Doctor | Born junction Grattan St/Shears St. Father State Physician 1770 and moved to Dublin. Degree TCD and Edinburgh Medicine, Secretary United Irishmen imprisoned release to Holland then NY. | In New York associated with other Cork Attorneys (Robert Swanton, Ballydehob, United Irishman, Armiralty Judge), Clerke Skibbereen. | Thomas Addis Emmet” One of the first lawyers in Dublin and one of the most virtuous and most patnotic of men. He was a member of the Irish Directory with Lord Edward Fit^erald and was arrested in 1798. He was sent to Fort Gecxrge. Liberated and expatri^ted in 1803 like the other prisoners of Fort George. He was chosen by the Irish in Paris in 1803 to be the agent from the provisional Government of Ireland to the First Consul and French Government, which situation he held till 1805. ^cn, finding there was no prospect of an expedi tion to Ireland} he got his passports and wento America, where the Congress passed a decree, by which, contrary to the usual term of ten years, he received his naturalisation twenty-four hours after landing there. He rose to great eminence as a lawyer in his newly adopted j t country and died at New York. |
McCarthy, O’Connor, Bantry.
Judge Robert Swanton:
Dunscomb:
Judge Robert Swanton American Passport application was signed by a Dunscomb, likely to be connected to Cork family.
William Levingston Webb,
Secretary United Irishmen.
West Cork History 