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Patrick O'Hea (born 1848) was an
Irish nationalist Irish nationalism is a nationalist political movement which, in its broadest sense, asserts that the people of Ireland should govern Ireland as a sovereign state. Since the mid-19th century, Irish nationalism has largely taken the form of cult ...
politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1885 to 1890. At the 1885 general election he was elected unopposed as an
Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP; commonly called the Irish Party or the Home Rule Party) was formed in 1874 by Isaac Butt, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nati ...
MP for the newly created West Donegal constituency. He was re-elected unopposed in
1886 Events January * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British rule in Burma, British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5–January 9, 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson ...
, and
resigned Resignation is the formal act of relinquishing or vacating one's office or position. A resignation can occur when a person holding a position gained by election or appointment steps down, but leaving a position upon the expiration of a term, or ...
from the
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on 19 May 1890 by becoming
Steward of the Manor of Northstead The office of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead functions as a procedural device to allow a member of Parliament (MP) to resign from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. As members of the House of Commons are forbidde ...
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* 1848 births Year of death missing Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Donegal constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 Irish Parliamentary Party MPs {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub