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Thomas Mayne (politician)
Thomas Mayne (1832–1915) was an Irish Parliamentary Party politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency), Tipperary at a by-election in 1883, and held the seat until the constituency was divided at the 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 general election. He was then elected for the new Mid Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency), Mid division of Tipperary,Walker, op. cit., page 374 and held that seat until he resignation from the British House of Commons, resigned in 1890 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead. References External links * 1832 births 1915 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Tipperary constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 Irish Parliamentary Party MPs {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Parliamentary Party
The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP; commonly called the Irish Party or the Home Rule Party) was formed in 1874 by Isaac Butt, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons at Westminster within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland up until 1918. Its central objectives were legislative independence for Ireland and land reform. Its constitutional movement was instrumental in laying the groundwork for Irish self-government through three Irish Home Rule bills. Origins The IPP evolved out of the Home Rule League which Isaac Butt founded after he defected from the Irish Conservative Party in 1873. The League sought to gain a limited form of freedom from Britain in order to manage Irish domestic affairs in the interest of the Protestant landlord class. It was inspired by the 1868 election of William Ewart Gladstone and his Liberal Party unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
