Thomas Bateson
Thomas Bateson, ''Batson'' or ''Betson'' (c. 15701630) was an Anglo-Irish writer of madrigals in the early 17th century.
Life
He is said to have been organist of Chester Cathedral
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,
Lord Londonderry
Marquess of Londonderry, of the County of Londonderry ( ), is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.
History
The title was created in 1816 for Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Londonderry. He had earlier represented County Down in the Irish House of ...
Conservative
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unionists from
Belfast
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. It represented the wing of the Conservative Party which prioritised opposition to the
Liberal Party
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over calls for bi-partisan opposition to
Irish Home Rule
The Irish Home Rule movement was a movement that campaigned for Devolution, self-government (or "home rule") for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was the dominant political movement of Irish nationalism from 1 ...
. It campaigned alongside the local
Irish Conservative Party
The Irish Conservative Party, often called the Irish Tories, was one of the dominant Irish political parties in Ireland in the 19th century. It was affiliated with the Conservative Party in Great Britain. Throughout much of the century it and th ...
associations in the 1885 general election, and the unionist candidates proved very successful against an overconfident Liberal Party.John F. Harbinson, ''The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973'', pp.7–9
Some supporters of the association envisioned it becoming a popular membership organisation, but only one branch was founded. The Loyal Irish Union was dissolved in January 1886, following the establishment and success of the bi-partisan
Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union
The Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union (ILPU) was a unionist political organisation in Ireland, established to oppose the Irish Home Rule movement.
The Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union was formed in Dublin in May 1885 by a small number of souther ...