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{{Infobox officeholder|title=[[President of the Irish Republic|President]] of the [[Irish Republic]]|term=January | {{Infobox officeholder|title=[[President of the Irish Republic|President]] of the [[Irish Republic]]|term=14 January 1853-2 June 1857|name=Stephen O'Donnellan<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=ENG|CMG|KP}}}}|deputy=Oscar Gleeson|preceded=''Office established''|succeeded=Austin Malone|monarch=[[Séan I]]|branch={{army|Ireland}}<br/>{{navy|Ireland}}|rank=[[#Military ranks|See ranks]]|allegiance={{flag|Ireland|green}}|title1=Minister of Irish Defence|term1=12 August 1852-21 July 1853|president1=Himself|battles=[[Anglo-American War|War of Irish Suffering]]|monarch1=[[Séan I]]|co-leader1=Brendan MacRannall|birth_date=23 April 1826|death_date={{death date and age|1910|7|1|1826|4|23}}|birth_place=Dublin, Ireland}} | ||
Stephan O'Donnellan was an Irish political figure and speaker | Stephan O'Donnellan {{post-nominals|country=ENG|CMG|KP}} was an Irish political figure and speaker. | ||
== Biography == | |||
Stephan was born on 23 April 1826 in a small house outside of Dublin. He grew up hating the British occupation of Ireland. He was a staunch believer in the "Ireland ruled by the Irish" idea. He went to the Dublin School of History. | |||
== Political career == | |||
When Stephan was 30 he was appointed Minister of Irish Defence by the Governor-general of Ireland. | |||
== Honours and awards == | |||
=== Military ranks === | |||
* ''21 June 1852:'' Lieutenant, Irish Royal Army | |||
* ''1 September 1852:'' Commandant, Irish Cadet Corps | |||
* ''26 September 1852:'' Field Marshal, Irish Army | |||
* ''29 September 1852:'' Captain, Irish Naval Service | |||
* ''19 January 1853:'' Admiral of the Fleets, Irish Naval Service | |||
* ''19 January 1853:'' Marshal of All Armies, Irish Army | |||
=== Honours === | |||
==== British Commonwealth ==== | |||
* KP: Knight of Saint Patrick | |||
* CMG: Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George | |||
==== Irish Republic ==== | |||
* KI: Knight of the Order of Ireland | |||
* CV: Cross of Valour | |||
* ILD: Irish Leadership Decoration | |||
* MMH: Military Medal of Honour | |||
* SC: Soldier's Cross | |||