Thomas Addis Emmet | |
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 Portrait by Samuel F. B. Morse, c. 1820 | |
| Attorney General of New York | |
| In office 1812–1813 | |
| Preceded by | Matthias B. Hildreth |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Van Vechten |
| Constituency | New York County, New York |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1764 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 14 November 1827 (aged 63) |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Other political affiliations |  United Irishmen |
| Spouse |
Jane Patten (after 1791) |
| Relations | Christopher Emmet (brother) Robert Emmet (brother) Mary Anne Holmes (sister) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin University of Edinburgh |
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Thomas Addis Emmet (24 April 1764 – 14 November 1827) was an Irish and American lawyer and politician. In Ireland, in the 1790s, he was a senior member of the Society of United Irishmen as it planned for an insurrection against the British Crown and Protestant Ascendancy. In American exile, he took up legal practice in New York, earned a reputation as a staunch abolitionist, and in 1812 to 1813 served as the state's Attorney General.