Born in Mallow , County Cork , Ireland , he studied medicine in Paris .
Born in Mallow , County Cork , Ireland , he immigrated to Lower Canada in 1823 where he became involved in the political reform movement of the Parti patriote .
Born in Mallow , County Cork , Ireland , he studied medicine in Paris and immigrated to Lower Canada in 1823 where he became involved in the political reform movement of the Parti patriote .