Lot 11001 – Historical item of great importance for Irish political history. Historical Irish Political and Literary Autograph Collection – 1813–1873 A leather-bound book containing a vast collection of signatures from famous and

Historical Irish Political and Literary Autograph Collection – 1813–1873
A leather-bound book containing a vast collection of signatures from famous and lesser-known figures connected to Sir Charles Gavan Duffy (1816–1903), Irish nationalist, journalist, and later Premier of Victoria, Australia. Highlights include Daniel O’Connell on a 1d Mulready front, as well as John Newman, John Ruskin (1819–1900), Thomas Davis (1814–1845), Victor Hugo (1802–1885), Charles Stewart Parnell (1846–1891), Thomas Moore (1779–1852), and William Smith O’Brien (1803–1864). An extremely rare and historically important assembly, bridging Irish nationalism, literature, and 19th-century international intellectual and political networks.
Sir Charles Gavan Duffy (1816–1903) was an Irish nationalist, journalist, and later Australian statesman. Born in Monaghan, he co-founded The Nation newspaper in 1842, becoming a leading voice of the Young Ireland movement, which sought Irish self-government and land reform. Elected MP for New Ross in 1852, he championed tenant rights but emigrated to Australia in 1855 after political frustration. There, he entered Victorian politics, serving as Premier of Victoria (1871–72) and was later knighted. Duffy’s life linked Irish nationalism with Australian reform, and his writings remain influential in both Irish and colonial political history.
More details of the important signatories, including Daniel O’Connell on a 1d Mulready front, John Newman, John Ruskin (1819–1900) was a highly influential English art critic, writer, social thinker, and philanthropist, Thomas Davis (1814–1845) was an influential Irish nationalist, writer, and political activist, best known as a founder of the Young Ireland movement, Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was a towering French poet, novelist, playwright, and political thinker, considered one of the greatest writers of the 19th century, Charles Stewart Parnell (1846–1891) was an influential Irish nationalist political leader and one of the most prominent figures in 19th-century Ireland, Thomas Moore (1779–1852) was a renowned Irish poet, singer, and songwriter, often celebrated as Ireland’s national bard, William Smith O’Brien (1803–1864) was a prominent Irish nationalist and political leader, best known for his role in the Young Ireland movement and the 1848 Rebellion. William Smith O’Brien (Irish: Liam Mac Gabhann Ó Briain; 17 October 1803 – 18 June 1864) was an Irish republican who, in the course of Ireland’s Great Famine, had been converted to the cause of national independence while sitting as a unionist member of the United Kingdom Parliament.