Patrick Aloysius Meehan
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Patrick Aloysius Meehan was an Irish Parliamentary Party
MP for Leix Division of Queen's County
, Ireland
in the Parliament
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
from the 1906 election
until his death. He was succeeded as MP by his son, a solicitor, who was returned unopposed to the constituency.
Meehan married in 1874 and had eight sons and two daughters. His profession was a wine and spirit merchant.
In May 1880 he was chairman of Maryborough Town Commissioners where he helped set up the local Land League. He subsequently joined the National Land League
.
He was a member of the Committee of Management of Queen's County Asylum and chairman of the county council of Queen's County
. In addition he held the chairs of the
Irish Parliamentary Party
The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...
MP for Leix Division of Queen's County
Queen's County Leix (UK Parliament constituency)
Leix, a division of Queen's County, was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1918.Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Queen's County constituency...
, Ireland
Ireland
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in the Parliament
Palace of Westminster
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of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
from the 1906 election
United Kingdom general election, 1906
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
until his death. He was succeeded as MP by his son, a solicitor, who was returned unopposed to the constituency.
Meehan married in 1874 and had eight sons and two daughters. His profession was a wine and spirit merchant.
In May 1880 he was chairman of Maryborough Town Commissioners where he helped set up the local Land League. He subsequently joined the National Land League
Irish National Land League
The Irish Land League was an Irish political organization of the late 19th century which sought to help poor tenant farmers. Its primary aim was to abolish landlordism in Ireland and enable tenant farmers to own the land they worked on...
.
He was a member of the Committee of Management of Queen's County Asylum and chairman of the county council of Queen's County
County Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
. In addition he held the chairs of the
- Committee of Agriculture and Technical Instruction
- Queen's County Infirmary Committee.