William Lundon

William Lundon (1839 – 24 March 1909) was an

House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party represented East Limerick when elected to the 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1900 general election and re-elected to the 28th Parliament at the 1906 general election

Lundon, who was a professor of languages and teacher of classics, supported the Irish independent movement. He was a member of the Fenian Brotherhood and following the 1867 Fenian Rising, was imprisoned for two years under the Acts to Suspend the Rights of Habeas Corpus 1866.^[1] He also served a short prison sentence in 1889 for coercion during a period of protest in Ireland referred to as the Land War.^[2] During his time in the House of Commons he was described as a kindly figure and popular with his colleagues.^[3]

He died in office in March 1909, and the by-election for his seat was won by his son

Galway East, Stiofán de Lundres Ó Dálaigh. Another great grand nephew is Tony Lundon

References

^ Padraig, Ó Concubhair (2011). Fenians were Dreadful Men: The 1867 Rising in Ireland (Kindle ed.). Cork Ireland: Mercier Press. pp. Appendix 1.
^ "Coercion in Ireland". The Freeman's Press. 4 January 1889. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^ The Popular Guide to the House of Commons. London: The Pall Mall Press. 1906. p. 103. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^ "History of Limerick family". Limerick Leader. 5 August 2013.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Finucane	Member of Parliament for East Limerick 1900 – 1909	Succeeded by Thomas Lundon

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