Justin McCarthy was born in Cork and was a journalist there before going to Liverpool and London, where he edited the Morning Star from 1864 to 1868. In 1870 he wrote for the Daily News. From 1879 to 1885 he served as member of parliament for Longford, and from 1886 to 1892 for Londonderry. As a writer he was highly regarded and wrote biography, history and fiction. He died in Kent. [Biography, The Story of an Irishman 1904]

Born:	1830
Died:	1912