Daniel O'Connell (journalist)

Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell, posing with his Irish blackthorn walking stick
Born1849
County Clare, Ireland
Died23 January 1899
Sausalito, California U.S.
Alma materBelvedere College
Clongowes Wood College
SpouseAnna Ashley

Daniel O'Connell (II) (1849 – 23 January 1899) was a poet, actor, writer and journalist in San Francisco, California, and a co-founder of the Bohemian Club.[1] He was the grand-nephew of Daniel O'Connell (1775–1847), the famed Irish orator and politician.[2]

O'Connell's strict classics-oriented education in Ireland stood him in good stead for his early career choices of teacher and journalist. In San Francisco, he formed friendships with artists and influential men who joined with him in presenting and promoting theatrical productions and in publishing books and newspapers. He wrote short stories for magazines and journals, and lived a life rich in food, drink, and the arts. A dedicated family man in America, O'Connell never lost his Irish poet's sense of overarching sadness joined with keen pleasure in the sensations of the physical world.[3]

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