Charles William White (9 September 1838 – 15 October 1890) was an Irish

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(MP) in the

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of the

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. He was elected as one of the two MPs for

County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...

at a by-election in 1866 following the death of the sitting MP

John Blake Dillon John Blake Dillon (5 May 1814 – 15 September 1866) was an Irish writer and politician who was one of the founding members of the Young Ireland movement. John Blake Dillon was born in the town of Ballaghaderreen, on the border of counties May ...

, who had been one of the founding members of the

Young Ireland Young Ireland ( ga, Éire Óg, ) was a political movement, political and cultural movement, cultural movement in the 1840s committed to an all-Ireland struggle for independence and democratic reform. Grouped around the Dublin weekly ''The Nati ...

movement. He was re-elected at the

1868 Events January–March * January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries. * January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Jap ...

and 1874 general elections, but resigned from Parliament on 6 February 1875. He gave no explanation for his resignation, although it was speculated at the time that his support for the Home Rule campaign was 'very reluctant' and his 'heart was not in the cause', and that at the same time he had been advised that his advocacy of Home Rule was inconsistent with his position as an officer in the British Army.OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. "Ireland." Times ondon, England1 Feb. 1875 He was appointed

Lord Lieutenant of Clare This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of County Clare. There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II, when they were renamed governors. The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831. G ...

in 1872 and held office until 1879.

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* 1838 births 1890 deaths Lord-Lieutenants of Clare Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Tipperary constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 Younger sons of barons 19th-century Irish people {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub