Download or read book King Dan written by Patrick M. Geoghegan and published by Gill Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel O'Connor was one of the most remarkable people in 19th century Europe whose success in securing the passage of the Catholic Emancipation Act at Westminster in 1829 set British and Irish politics on the course it maintained until well into the 20th century. This biography concentrates on O'Connell's glory period, culminating in 1829.