Northern Chancellor's Lecture Series presents 'Meagher of the Sword: Montana's Governor, Thomas Francis Meagher'

Press release

The Montana State University-Northern, Chancellor’s Lecture Series will present “Meagher of the Sword: Montana’s Governor, Thomas Francis Meagher” with Neal Lewing Tuesday, March 1.

The presentation will be at the Applied Technology Center, Hensler Auditorium, at 7:30 p.m. The presentation is free and open to the public.

Neal Lewing, an actor, singer/songwriter, recording artist, playwright, poet, storyteller, author and historian, presents the story — in folklore, music, and his own words — of the man commemorated in the statue that graces the Montana state Capitol’s front lawn.

Thomas Francis Meagher lived a colorful life of adventure, from humble beginnings in Ireland to Montana’s governor. In between, he led Irish rebels, escaped from Van Diemen’s Land, toured the United States on a lecture circuit, designed the Irish tricolor flag, and distinguished himself as a Civil War general. His final disappearance in Fort Benton remains an unsolved mystery.

Lewing is also a presenter for the Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau, and this program is a part of that program.

For more information, call MSU-Northern at 265-3700.

To see the list of programs in the spring 2015Chancellor’s Lecture Series go online to http://msun.edu/news/calendar/events2015/ChancellorSeries.aspx and click on Weekly Articles