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Boylan, Henry, editor. A Dictionary of Irish Biography. 2nd ed., St Martin’s Press, 1988.
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The first meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (later the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or RSPCA) took place in London.
French, Richard D. Antivivisection and Medical Science in Victorian Society. Princeton University Press, 1975.
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