Martin Flavin (1841– 30 December 1916) Cadogan, Tim & Falvey, Jeremiah: ''A Biographical Dictionary of Cork'', Four Courts Press (2006), was an

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politician, butter merchant and prominent businessman from

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. He was a

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(MP) from 1891 to 1892 . Flavin was chairman of the Cork-Macroom Railway Co. and was a director of the Cork Imperial Hotel Co. Being an Alderman on Cork Corporation in 1891, he was selected to stand for election to the

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as an Anti-Parnellite

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candidate at a

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held on 6 November 1891 for the Cork City constituency, to fill the vacancy caused by Parnell's death. He won the by-election with a large majority, defeating both the future Irish nationalist leader,

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and a Unionist candidate, but due to ill-health he did not stand at the next general election, held in July 1892, when both of Cork City's two seats were won by Anti-Parnellites.Walker, op. cit., page 145 He died at his Summerhill, Cork residence on 30 December 1916.

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* * 1841 births 1916 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Cork City UK MPs 1886–1892 Anti-Parnellite MPs {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub