Patrick Joseph Meehan
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Patrick Joseph Meehan was an Irish
solicitor, politician and Irish Parliamentary Party
MP
. He represented Queen's County Leix
in the House of Commons
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
from 1913 to 1918. He was returned unopposed following the death of his predecessor, his father Patrick Aloysius Meehan
.
During his time as an MP he followed his father's policy of calling for land redistribution, which caused some controversy.
His constituency was abolished at the next general election in 1918.
After the establishment of the Irish Free State
, he was appointed state solicitor for Laois and later became country registrar. He was involved in sports, particularly Irish coursing, and owned many well-known greyhounds.
He died at his home at Annebrook, Portlaoise, on 5 July 1929.
Ireland
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solicitor, politician and Irish Parliamentary Party
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
Member of Parliament
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. He represented Queen's County Leix
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...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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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 1913 to 1918. He was returned unopposed following the death of his predecessor, his father Patrick Aloysius Meehan
Patrick Aloysius Meehan
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...
.
During his time as an MP he followed his father's policy of calling for land redistribution, which caused some controversy.
His constituency was abolished at the next general election in 1918.
After the establishment of the Irish Free State
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
, he was appointed state solicitor for Laois and later became country registrar. He was involved in sports, particularly Irish coursing, and owned many well-known greyhounds.
He died at his home at Annebrook, Portlaoise, on 5 July 1929.