Reverend John Kinnear (1824–1909) was an

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Liberal party politician and

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minister. He was elected to the

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(MP) for Donegal at the 1880 general election, and held the seat until the constituency was divided for the 1885 general election. Kinnear was born in Clonaneese near Dungannon in County Tyrone, and was educated in

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, ordained a minister 1848, and spent most of his life in Letterkenny. He was the first clergyman to be elected to the house of commons. Kinnear Lane in Letterkenny is named after him.Letterkenny lane to be renamed after historic figure
by Rachel McLoughlin, Donegal Daily, March 13, 2019. Dr. Kinnear was a champion of tenant's rights. He died in 1909 and is buried in the graveyard of Conwal Parish Church, Letterkenny.

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* 1824 births 1909 deaths People_educated_at_the_Royal_Belfast_Academical_Institution Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Donegal constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1880–1885 19th-century Irish Presbyterian ministers Place of birth missing {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub