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Frank Henderson

1886 – 1959

Captain in the Irish Volunteers

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About Frank Henderson

Lived 1886 – 1959 (aged 72). Frank Henderson was an Irish and British politician.

Frank Henderson was an Irish revolutionary who held the rank of captain of F Company of the Dublin Brigade of the Irish Volunteers. He took part in the Easter Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War.

Life Henderson was raised in Fairview in Dublin's Northside. He was educated by the Christian Brothers in St. Joseph's Secondary C.B.S., Fairview, then known as Christian Brothers' Schools, Marino, where he developed a love for the Irish language.

Henderson joined the Irish Volunteers at their foundation in November 1913. He was present at the 1914 gun-running at Howth and he lived beside the Father Matthew Park in Fairview where many of the smuggled guns were stored and the Irish Volunteers drilled.

Henderson was in the GPO alongside Pearse, Connolly and Clarke during the 1916 Rising. He was interned in Stafford jail and then Frongoch in Wales after the Rising.

In 1927 Frank Henderson and Oscar Traynor set up the Fódhla printing company.

Frank Henderson is mentioned in Gene Kerrigan's book, The Scrap.

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St. Joseph's Secondary C.B.S., Fairview

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Frank Henderson?

captain in the Irish Volunteers (1886-1959)

When was Frank Henderson born?

Frank Henderson was born on 16 April 1886 in Dublin.

When did Frank Henderson die?

Frank Henderson died on 13 January 1959 in Dublin.

What was Frank Henderson's occupation?

Frank Henderson was a politician.

What nationality was Frank Henderson?

Frank Henderson was Irish and British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Frank Henderson

· Wikidata: Q88291128

· DBpedia: Frank Henderson (Irish revolutionary)

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