Arthur Griffin

Arthur Griffith (31 March 1871 - 12 August 1922) was the founder and first leader of Sinn Féin. He served as President of Dáil Éireann from January to August 1922, and was head of the Irish delegation at the negotiations that produced the Anglo-Irish

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• January 8, 1107
  King Alexander I crowned.
• January 8, 1547
  Henry VIII suppresses the Chapter of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin; it will not be restored until 15 June 1555
• January 8, 1707
  Earl of Stair, held responsible for the massacre of Glencoe, died.
• January 8, 1789
  Last meeting of the Breton National Assembly
• January 8, 1820
  Andrew Hardie, a leader of 1820 Scottish revolt, executed.
• January 8, 1860
  The Church of St Andrew in Suffolk Street, Dublin, is destroyed by fire
• January 8, 1860
  The Church of St Andrew in Suffolk Street, Dublin, is destroyed by fire
• January 8, 1871
  James Craig, Ist Viscount Craigavon, Unionist politician and PM of Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1940, is born in Belfast
• January 8, 1873
  Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain is founded
• January 8, 1873
  Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain is founded
• January 8, 1876
  Lucien Bul, inventor of the electrocardiograph, is born in Dublin
• January 8, 1876
  Lucien Bul, inventor of the electrocardiograph, is born in Dublin
• January 8, 1916
  Evacuation of Gallipoli Peninsula in the Dardanelles is completed; there are100,000 casualties, mostly Australian, New Zealanders and Irish, in the eight-month campaign
• January 8, 1916
  Evacuation of Gallipoli Peninsula in the Dardanelles is completed; there are 100,000 casualties, mostly Australian, New Zealanders and Irish, in the eight-month campaign
• January 8, 1922
  Arthur Griffin is elected second president of Ireland by Dáil Éireann
• January 8, 678
  Death of St. Nathalan, a hermit and the bishop of Tullicht, was best known for his miracles. A Scot born to a noble family near Aberdeen, he became a hermit and performed miracles during a famine. Later he became a bishop, and during one visit to Rome was