John Deasy (UK MP)
John Deasy (1856 – 24 February 1896)[1] was an Irish nationalist politician whose career ended in scandal after nine years as a Member of Parliament (MP).
Political career
He was first elected to the
At the 1885 general election, he stood in the new West Mayo constituency, winning the seat by an overwhelming majority (of 4,790 to 131 votes) over his sole opponent, a candidate of the Irish Conservative Party.[3] He was re-elected unopposed at the 1886 general election. When the party split on the leadership of Charles Stewart Parnell in 1891, he joined the majority Anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation. He was returned with a large majority at the 1892 general election.[3]
Downfall
Deasy's career ended in scandal. In July 1893, he was tried at the
On 17 July 1893, a few days after the completion of his trial, Deasy
Death
He died of tuberculosis in February 1896, aged 39.[4]
References
- ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C", part 5". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
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- ^ a b Walker, op. cit. page 366
- ^ a b "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "M", part 2". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Deasy
