Patrick Alexander Chance (1857–1919) was an Irish

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politician and

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(MP) in the

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of the

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. He was elected as an

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MP for the South Kilkenny constituency at the 1885 general election. He was re-elected at the 1886 general election. When the Irish Parliamentary Party split in 1890, he was an Anti-Parnellite and joined the

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(INF) in 1891. He was re-elected as an INF MP at the 1892 general election. He resigned on 21 August 1894 and the by-election for his seat was won by Samuel Morris.

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* 1857 births 1919 deaths Irish Parliamentary Party MPs Anti-Parnellite MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Kilkenny constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub