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Willy O'Shea
Captain William Henry O'Shea (1840 – 22 April 1905) was an Ireland, Irish soldier and Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament. He is best known for being the ex-husband of Katharine O'Shea, the long-time mistress of the Irish nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell. Life Born in Dublin, O'Shea was a captain in the 18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own), 18th Hussars of the British Army. Around 1880, his wife, Essex born Katharine O'Shea, entered into a relationship with the Irish nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell, with whom she had three children. O'Shea, who was already separated from his wife, knew of the relationship. In 1882 when the Liberal Government was secretly negotiating with Parnell for the terms of his release from Kilmainham prison where he was being held on suspicion of "treasonable practices", the President of the Board of Trade Joseph Chamberlain chose O’Shea as its intermediary, unaware of Parnell's affair with Mrs O’Shea o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galway Borough (UK Parliament Constituency)
Galway Borough was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland. It returned one MP from 1801 to 1832, two MPs from 1832 to 1885 and one MP from 1885 to 1918. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801. Boundaries This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Galway in County Galway. Members of Parliament *''Representation increased to two seats'' (1832) *''Representation reduced to one seat'' (1885) 1There was no election but the IPP split into two factions, and Pinkerton joined the faction opposing Parnell. Elections Elections in the 1830s * On petition, MacLachlan was unseated in favour of Blake Lynch was appointed as a Master in Chancery, requiring a by-election. Elections in the 1840s Valentine Blake's death caused a by-election. Elections in the 1850s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |