Thomas D’Arcy McGee’s Assassination- Rough Draft Have you ever wondered how Thomas D’Arcy McGee was assassinated? Do you feel it was unjust or just? Thomas D’Arcy McGee’s mother’s family was involved in the 1798 Irish rebellion. His father worked for the Coast Guard Service, and in 1833 was transferred to Wexford. Thomas was a journalist, poet, and politician who lived in Carlingford, County Louth. McGee was assassinated in Ottawa on April 1868. He was buried a week later on his 43rd birthday. Patrick James Whelan, an Irish immigrant, was charged with the crime, found guilty, and hanged publicly in Ottawa on 11, Feb. 1869. However, they never accused Whelan of being a felon, and the charges against the other alleged members of the conspiracy
