James Mark Sullivan

James Mark Sullivan (January 6, 1873 – August 15, 1935) was a lawyer and the envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Santo Domingo under Woodrow Wilson. He was arrested in Dublin in 1916 for aiding the Irish rebellion.

Biography He was born in County Kerry, Ireland, on January 6, 1873. He emigrated to the United States with his family when he was a boy, and he became a lawyer and prize fight promoter there. He married Ellen O'Mara in 1910.

In March 1916, along with his wife, He was appointed August 12, 1913, and left the post on June 20, 1915. Three days later, the Courant printed a correction and informed people that "The report this week originated in the 'New Haven Journal-Courier.'" Fifteen years to the month later, the Courant gave the report of his actual death and eulogized him as being "recalled throughout Connecticut tonight as one of the most colorful figures ever a part of the state's history."

He was a friend of Michael Collins. He died in St. Petersburg, Florida, on August 15, 1935.