John Muldoon (11 July 1865 – 21 November 1938) was an

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and

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politician. He was a

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(MP) for most of the period between 1905 and 1918, representing three different constituencies in the

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of the

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Early life

Muldoon was the third son of James Muldoon of Dromore,

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, and of Catherine Gahan. He was educated at a local school, at

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and at the

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. He was called to the

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in 1894 and became a

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(KC) in 1913. In 1903 he married Olive, daughter of Charles Whamond of Westport,

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Political career

Muldoon was a treasurer of the

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and a Director of the

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. He was returned unopposed as MP for the

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in North Donegal at a

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in June 1905 but did not stand again at the general election of January 1906, being deselected by the local clergy.Maume, Patrick: ''The long Gestation, Irish Nationalist Life 1891-1918'', "Who's Who" p.236, Gill & Macmillan (1999) In July 1907 he was elected unopposed at a by-election for East Wicklow, and was re-elected at both general elections of 1910, unopposed in January 1910 and by almost two to one over a Unionist in the December 1910 election. In July 1911 he

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and stood for the

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seat of fellow Nationalist Captain A. J. C. Donelan, who had been unseated following an election petition, having defeated

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the previous December. Donelan succeeded Muldoon unopposed in East Wicklow, while Muldoon was in the event returned unopposed in East Cork. Muldoon was politically very active from 1900 to 1914. His particular interests were the

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, the

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and the Labourers (Ireland) Act 1906, on all of which he published a number of works. He was a close political confidant of

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, while said to be close to

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and

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'': Obituary John Muldoon K.C., 22 November 1938 Muldoon retired from politics at the general election of 1918. In 1921 he was appointed Registrar in Lunacy and five years later, after the establishment of the

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, as Registrar in the office of the

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, retiring in 1935.

Notes

Sources

* ''

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'', 1912 * Ferguson,Kenneth (ed.), King's Inns Barristers, 1868–2004, Dublin, Honorable Society of King's Inns in association with the Irish Legal History Society, 2005 * ''

'', Obituary of John Muldoon K.C., 22 November 1938 * Maume, Patrick, ''The Long Gestation: Irish Nationalist Life 1891-1918'', Dublin, Gill & MacMillan, 1999 * Walker, Brian M. (ed.), ''Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922'', Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, 1978

Publications

* A Guide to Irish Local Government, (with George McSweeny), Dublin, Eason & Son, 1898 * Local Government Rules and Orders, Dublin, Eason & Son, 1899 * A Guide to the Election of County and Rural District Councillors in Ireland, Dublin, Eason & Son, 1902 * Old Age Pensions in Ireland, Dublin, Eason & Co., 1908 * For Ireland's Sake; or, Under the Green Flag, A romantic Irish drama, Dublin, E. Ponsonby, 1910 * The Story of a "Rigged Convention", Dublin, 1915

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Muldoon, John 1865 births 1938 deaths Irish barristers Male non-fiction writers from Northern Ireland Irish Parliamentary Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Cork constituencies (1801–1922) Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Donegal constituencies (1801–1922) Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Wicklow constituencies (1801–1922) Politicians from County Tyrone UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918