Patrick Eugene Prendergast
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| Date of birth | April 6,1868 |
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| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Inishbofin |
| County Galway | |
| Ireland | |
| Date of died | July 13,1894 |
| Died | Chicago |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Criminal penalty | Hanging |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
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| ID | 953770 |
About Patrick Eugene Prendergast
Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast was an Irish-born American newspaper distributor who assassinated Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison, Sr. , fatally shooting the five-term mayor on October 28, 1893. Following two separate trials, Prendergast was ultimately found guilty and sentenced to death for the assassination.