Philip Gray (1821 – February 28, 1857) was an Irish republican, revolutionary and a member of the Irish Confederation. He took part in the Risings of 1848 and 1849 along with James Fintan Lalor and both James Stephens and John O'Mahony, who would go on to establish the Irish Republican Brotherhood in Ireland and the Fenian Brotherhood in the United States.
Read more about Philip Gray: Early Life, Young Irelanders, 1848 Rebellion, Returns To Ireland, 1849 Rising, The Tribune, Death, Sources, Additional Reading
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