John O'Keefe (Irish politician)
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John O'Keefe | |
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Member of Parliament for Dungarvan | |
In office 31 January 1874 – 10 June 1877 | |
Preceded by | Henry Matthews |
Succeeded by | Frank Hugh O'Donnell |
Personal details | |
Born | 1827 |
Died | 10 June 1877 |
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Home Rule League |
John O'Keefe (1827 – 10 June 1877)[1] was an Irish Home Rule League politician.
He sat as Home Rule Member of Parliament (MP) for Dungarvan in 1874 until his death at age 49 in 1877.[2] He was expelled from the Home Rule League in February 1877 for having supported the Liberal Frederick Lehmann against the Home Rule candidate James Delahunty at the parliamentary by-election for County Waterford in January 1877.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
- ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- ^ The Nation, 10 February 1877 p.3
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