Thomas McElwee

January 10, 2024
Revolutionary

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Thomas McElwee
Full Name Thomas McElwee
Occupation Revolutionary
Date Of Birth Nov 30, 1957(1957-11-30)
Age 67
Date Of Death August 8, 1981, HM Prison Maze
Birthplace Bellaghy
Country United Kingdom
Horoscope Sagittarius

Thomas McElwee Biography

Name Thomas McElwee
Birthday Nov 30
Birth Year 1957
Place Of Birth Bellaghy
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Parents Doris Edgar, Ross McElwee Jr.
Siblings Ross McElwee, Dede McElwee, Robert T. McElwee

Thomas McElwee is one of the most popular and richest Revolutionary who was born on November 30, 1957 in Bellaghy, United Kingdom.

In October 1976, McElwee took part in a planned bombing blitz on the town of Ballymena. Along with several colleagues, he was transporting one of the bombs, which exploded prematurely and blinded him in his right eye. Following his arrest, he was charged and sentenced to 20 years prison for possession of explosives and the murder of a 26-year-old woman, who was burnt alive when one of the firebombs destroyed her clothes shop, Alley Katz. His murder charge was reduced to manslaughter on appeal, although the original jail term stood.

In prison he became involved in the blanket protest. He joined the 1981 Irish hunger strike and died on 8 August 1981 at the age of 23 after 62 days on the strike.

Thomas McElwee Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Revolutionary
House Living in own house.

Thomas McElwee is one of the richest Revolutionary from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thomas McElwee 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Thomas McElwee (30 November 1957 – 8 August 1981) was an Irish republican who participated in the 1981 hunger strike and a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). From Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, he died at the age of 23 after 62 days on hunger strike.

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Ranked on the list of most popular Revolutionary. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Thomas McElwee celebrates birthday on November 30 of every year.

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