Patrick Fulham
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Patrick Fulham was an Irish
nationalist
politician who served briefly in the 1890s as Member of Parliament
(MP) for South Meath
.
taking his seat in the House of Commons
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
.
, Fulham stood as an Anti-Parnellite candidate in South Meath, and in a two-way contest with a Parnellite candidate he won the seat by the narrow margin of 2212 votes to 2199. However, the result was voided after an electoral petition, and at the resulting by-election
on 17 February 1893, Jeremiah Jordan
was elected in his place.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
nationalist
Irish nationalism
Irish nationalism manifests itself in political and social movements and in sentiment inspired by a love for Irish culture, language and history, and as a sense of pride in Ireland and in the Irish people...
politician who served briefly in the 1890s as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for South Meath
South Meath (UK Parliament constituency)
South Meath was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Meath . From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament....
.
taking his seat in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
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....
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Political career
At the general election in July 1892United Kingdom general election, 1892
The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election...
, Fulham stood as an Anti-Parnellite candidate in South Meath, and in a two-way contest with a Parnellite candidate he won the seat by the narrow margin of 2212 votes to 2199. However, the result was voided after an electoral petition, and at the resulting by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
on 17 February 1893, Jeremiah Jordan
Jeremiah Jordan
Jeremiah Jordan J.P. was an Irish nationalist politician from County Fermanagh. He was a Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1892, and from 1893 to 1910, taking his seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.- Early life :Jordan was born in Tattinbar, eldest son...
was elected in his place.