Lawrence Kavenagh
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Lawrence Kavenagh (c. 1810 – 13 October 1846) was an Irish-Australian convict bushranger who, with Martin Cash and George Jones, escaped from Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land, in late 1842. The three men took to bushranging for a six-month period, robbing homesteads and inns with seeming impunity. Kavenagh was tried for serious crimes on five separate occasions. He was executed in 1846 at Norfolk Island.
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Lawrence Kavenagh | |
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Born | c. 1810 County Wicklow, Ireland |
Died | 13 October 1846 (1846-10-14) |
Occupation(s) | carter, stonemason, bushranger |
Conviction(s) | Murder |
Criminal penalty | Execution |
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