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Erskine Childers (author)

Robert Erskine Childers DSC (25 June 1870 – 24 November 1922), usually known as Erskine Childers (/ˈɜːrskɪn ˈtʃɪldərz/), was an English-born Irish nationalist who established himself as a writer with accounts of the Second Boer War, the novel The Riddle of the Sands (1903) about German preparations for a sea-borne invasion of England, and proposals for…

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Known for
Author of The Riddle of the Sands · Irish nationalist executed by the Provisional Government of Ireland for the illegal possession of a pistol
Profession
Soldier · journalist · politician · novelist
Education
Trinity College, Cambridge
Born
Robert Erskine Childers (1870-06-25)25 June 1870 Mayfair, London, England
Cause of death
Execution by firing squad
Children
3, including Erskine Hamilton

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Early life

Sailing

War service

Marriage

Writing

Conversion

Home Rule

Irish War of Independence

Treaty negotiations

Onset of civil war

Fugitive

Trial and appeal

Execution

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Erskine Childers (author)

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Erskine Childers (author)

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Profession · 4
Erskine Childers (author) → journalist, novelist, politician, Soldier
Relatives · 4
Erskine Childers (author) → Erskine Barton Childers (grandson), Hugh Childers (cousin), Nessa Childers (granddaughter), Robert Barton (cousin)
Known for · 2
Erskine Childers (author) → Author of The Riddle of the Sands, Irish nationalist executed by the Provisional Government of Ireland for the illegal possession of a pistol
Born · 1
Erskine Childers (author) → Robert Erskine Childers (1870-06-25)25 June 1870 Mayfair, London, England
Cause of death · 1
Erskine Childers (author) → Execution by firing squad
Children · 1
Erskine Childers (author) → 3, including Erskine Hamilton
Constituency · 1
Erskine Childers (author) → Kildare–Wicklow
Died · 1
Erskine Childers (author) → 24 November 1922(1922-11-24) (aged 52) Beggars Bush Barracks, Dublin, Ireland
Education · 1
Erskine Childers (author) → Trinity College, Cambridge
Parent · 1
Erskine Childers (author) → Robert Caesar Childers (father)

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Erskine Childers (author)BornRobert Erskine Childers (1870-06-25)25 June 1870 Mayfair, London, England1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)Cause of deathExecution by firing squad1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)Children3, including Erskine Hamilton1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)ConstituencyKildare–Wicklow1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)Died24 November 1922(1922-11-24) (aged 52) Beggars Bush Barracks, Dublin, Ireland1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)EducationTrinity College, Cambridge1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)Known forAuthor of The Riddle of the Sands1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)Known forIrish nationalist executed by the Provisional Government of Ireland for the illegal possession of a pistol1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)ParentRobert Caesar Childers (father)1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)PartySinn Féin1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)ProfessionSoldier1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)Professionjournalist1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)Professionpolitician1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)Professionnovelist1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)RelativesErskine Barton Childers (grandson)1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)RelativesNessa Childers (granddaughter)1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)RelativesHugh Childers (cousin)1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)RelativesRobert Barton (cousin)1.00infobox
Erskine Childers (author)Resting placeGlasnevin Cemetery, Dublin1.00infobox
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