Nicholas Gosselin

Nicholas Gosselin
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Major Sir Nicholas Gosselin (died 4 February 1917) was an Irish military officer and intelligence agent.

Born in County Cavan, he entered the British Army at the age of 16, serving in the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot and the Royal Welch Fusiliers before becoming the adjutant of the Cavan Militia.[1]

He was appointed a resident magistrate in the West of Ireland 1882.[1] In May 1883, he was seconded to the Home Office and given control of the newly formed Special Irish Branch, with the initial remit of gathering intelligence on Fenian organisations operating in Glasgow and northern England.[2][3]

He remained nominally a magistrate during his time at the Home Office - described officially as "employment on special duty" - but did not carry out any of the associated duties nor was he paid for the post. He retired in 1904.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Obituary: p. 159, The Annual Register: a review of public events at home and abroad, for the year 1917. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1918.
  2. ^ The Origins of the Vigilant State: The London Metropolitan Police Special Branch Before the First World War, by Bernard Porter. Boydell & Brewer, 1991. ISBN 085115283X
  3. ^ p. 93 - Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History, by Paul Begg. Pearson Education, 2003. ISBN 1405807121
  4. ^ Hansard: House of Commons Debates, 4th February 1897: vol 45 column 1307 Online copy
  5. ^ Hansard: House of Commons Debates, 29th February 1904: vol 130 column 1240-41. Online copy

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