Edward Purcell Mulhallen Marum (5 October 1822 – 21 September 1890), was an

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politician in the

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. The son of Richard Marum and his wife Elizabeth. Edward studied at

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, earning a BA and LLB from the

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, he subsequently studied at the King's Inns and was called to the bar in 1848. He stood unsuccessfully as a Home Rule candidate for the

at a by-election in Kilkenny city in 1875. He was subsequently elected as

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for County Kilkenny as a

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Home Ruler in 1880, topping the poll, and held the seat until the constituency was divided for the 1885 general election. He was then elected for the new North Kilkenny constituency, and held that seat until his death. He was a very eloquent speaker. He supported

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's efforts to establish agricultural co-operatives by addressing local meetings, but died of heart disease before he had been able to attend more than three or four.Plunkett (1904), pp.189-90

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References

* *Horace Plunkett (1904) ''Ireland in the New Century'', London, John Murray *Brian Walker (ed.) (1978) ''Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922'', Dublin, Royal Irish Academy

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* 1822 births 1890 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Kilkenny constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 Irish Parliamentary Party MPs Alumni of Carlow College {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub