Patrick Leonard was an Irish politician, businessman and landowner. He owned three farms near Dublin and was involved in moving cattle between the west of Ireland and Dublin. In 1915 he was elected President of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. Leonard was an early pioneer of the car in Ireland and suffered a serious accident in 1911, leading to the loss of his right eye, when a front light blew up in his face. During the Easter Rising of 1916, Leonard, travelling with his son Mark, was told to stop at a road-block by the IRA. He refused to do so and was shot at, leading to his son's arm being injured.
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