Emmet

ROBERT, (èm'mit,) an Irish revolutionist, B. in Cork, 1780. He became one of the leaders of the so called " United Irish men, " and in 1803 headed the mob that murdered Lord Chief-Justice Kilwarden in the streets of Dublin. For this he was tried and executed in the same year. The fate of this gifted and patriotic man forms the subject of two of Moore's finest lyrics în his Irish Melodies - His brother, THOMAS ADDIS EMMET, B. in Cork, 1764, became implicated in the Irish insurrection of 1797-8, and in the latter year suffered arrest and a consequent 3 years' imprisonment. In 1804 he emigrated to the U. States, and became attorney-gen-| eral of New York State in 1812. D. 1827. Emmett, (em'mit,) in Iowa, a N.N.W. co., skirting Minnesota; area, 450 sq. m.; C. Estherville. Pop. 1,392. -In Michigan, a N. co., b. on Lake Michigan; area, 200 sq. m.; C. Little Traverse. Pop. 1,211. [s. 328]