Philip Callan (1837 - 13 June 1902) was an

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Early life

Callan was born in Cookstown House Ardee in 1837 and was the son of Owen Callan MP. He studied law at

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, and also at the

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as can be seen in his papers for Kings Inns Admittance. He was called to the

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in 1865 and shortly after was also called to the

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Member of Parliament

Callan was elected to

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as a

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, for the

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, in 1868. Re-elected as a Home Ruler in the 1874 general election, he was elected also for

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. He chose to continue sitting for the Dundalk seat. In 1880, however, he ran for the Louth constituency instead and was elected, remaining as MP until the 1885 general election. He tried, unsuccessfully, to be re-elected in 1892 and 1896. Callan died, from heart disease, at his residence in

on 13 June 1902.

Walter Ernest Everard Callan

Walter Ernest Everard Callan, son of Philip Callan MP also studied Law and attended Kings Inns in Dublin. He was called to the Bar in 1903. Walter was private secretary to the last Viceroy in Ireland and continued in the civil service, serving in Australia as Private Secretary to the

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. Papers to this effect can be obtained from the

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and correspondence from and to Mr Walter Callan can be seen in Prime Minister Deakins' Papers which are also available from the

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. Walter Callan went on to become

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at the Irish Bar and resided at Baggot Street, Dublin until his death.

Owen McDonnell Callan

Owen McDonnell Callan, son of Philip Callan MP, was sentenced to ten years in prison by the consular court in

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in 1898, for attempted murder. He was a member of a gang who tried to kill a wealthy young man, Hubert Birkin, after taking out a large life insurance policy. Callan, who was working as Birkin's secretary, accompanied him to Tangiers, where he tried to throw Birkin off a balcony before shooting him and beating him over the head.

Sources

*Note Mr. P. Callan, M.P was convicted of libel against Mr. A.M. sullivan M.P. 30 Nov, 1880 (Magistrates List 1880) *National Museum of Australia, Papers of Prime Minister Deakin of Australia. *Kings Inns Admittance Papers of Philip Callan, 1865, Kings Inns Library. *Kings Inns Admittance Papers of Walter Ernest Everard Callan, 1903, Kings Inns Library. *Gerard Moran, "Philip Callan, A Nationalist MP", Article County Louth Archaeological Journal 1994. Available at Drogheda Civic Library. *F. Hugh O'Donnell, A History of the Irish Parliamentary Party Vol 1 & 2. (1910), Longmans, Green & Co.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Callan, Philip 1837 births 1902 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Louth constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 Irish Liberal Party MPs Alumni of King's Inns