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BURKE'S COLONIAL (iKNITvY. 4(W II. Frank Gavan, //. in Kcliruary, 1852, a sucl-ossIHI Imn'istcr, nii'.l nwt- of the lenders of tin; Nisi Prius Bar, educated at Stony hurst, and the University "(' Melbourne, of which lie is a prizeman. He m. 1880, Ellen Mary, daughter of the late Jnhn Tokr, aud has issue, 1. Charles. 2. Guy. 3. Bi-endan. 4. Gerald. 5. Destniind. G. John. 1. Mary. III. Charles Gavan, clerk assistant of Parliament, vi, at St. Mary's, Maffra, Gippsland, lh*th April, 1893, Ella, daug-iiter of the Hon. Allan McLe.^n, of Duart, Maffra, Gippsland, formerly chief secretary in the Sliiels Administration. IV. Philip Gavan, h. lOtli December, 18(J1, educated at St. Patrick's College, Melbourne, an engineer in the service of the colony of Victoria. He m. in December, 1892, Grace, only daughter of "William Henry Archer, formerly liegistrar-Genci'.d of the eolo7iy of Victoria, and has issue, Geraldine. V. George. VI. Bryan. VII. Thomas, I. Susan. II. Harriet. HI. Geraldine, IV. Louise. Charles Gavan Duffy was educated at the Rev. John Bleckly's school in Mouaghan, and made his mark early in life as a journalist, whilst still a law student at King's Inn, Dublin. In 1836 he was sub-editor of the Horning Reijister, published in that cit-, and contributed articles for the London newspapers. In 1839, he became editor and proprietor of the Belfast Vindicator, and in 1842 established, with the co-operation of Thomas Davis and John B. Dillon, the Nation, a journal that was soon to become by the brilliant talents of its founders, an organ of vast influence and power not only in Ireland, but also in Europe and America. In 1844, O'Connell and the other leaders of the Repeal party, including Mr. Gavan Duffy, were tried, convicted, and imprisoned for a conspiracy to overthrow the British authority in Ireland. The House of Lords however reversed the decision, and the prisoners returned to their homes amid a scene of extraordinary enthusiasm. In 1845 Mr. Gavan Duffy was called to the bar, but did not practise. In 1846, owing to the differences with O'Connell, Mr. Gavan Duffy and his friends, now called the " Young Ireland " party, established the Irish Confederation, seceding fi-om the Repeal Association. After the famine of 1847, he was imprisoned with many othei's of the young leaders and tried for treason felony, but though four times arraigned, no jury could be found to convict. On his release frum pri.son he revived, in 18o2, the Nation, and founded the