Richard Martin Dane (4 December 1852 – 22 March 1903) was an

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politician who later became a judge. He was elected at the 1892 general election as

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for North Fermanagh, winning the seat which had been held until the election by the

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. Redmond had sided with the

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minority when the

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split in 1891, and in 1892 he won a seat in

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; Dane's victory in North Fermanagh over an Anti-Parnellite

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candidate made him the first in a series of Unionists who represented the constituency until its abolition in 1918. Dane was re-elected in

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, defeating an independent Liberal candidate, and held the seat until he left the

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in 1898 to become a

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judge.

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* 1852 births 1903 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Fermanagh constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 Irish Unionist Party MPs Irish County Court judges {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub