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Eponym & estate manager in Ireland,

Charles Boycott was born 3/12/1832
(d.6/19/1897)

It seems the starving tennants in Co. Mayo in 1880 illegally refused to pay their full rents. Naturally, Boycott evicted them. With no other justification, Parnell urged the tenants to avoid any communication with those who refused their demand for lower rents, beginning with Boycott, himself.

          When a landlord resorts to eviction
          Don't think that he does it for spite;
          He's acting from deepest conviction,
          And what's right, after all, is what's right.
          But I see that your hearts are all hardened
          And I fear I'm appealing in vain;
          Yet I hope my last plea will be pardoned
          If I beg on my knees once again:
  
                  "Pity The Downtrodden Landlord," E. Clayton; DigTrad filename[ LANDPITY

ALSO:
In Jonesboro, Georgia: "The Lone Cat," Jesse Fuller was born on 3-12-1896 (d.1-29-1976)    [thanx Doug Henkle]

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