T. P. Gill
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Thomas Patrick Gill (1858 – 1931) was a prominent member of the Irish Parliamentary Party
in the late 19th and early 20th century and a Member of Parliament
in the British House of Commons representing the South Louth
constituency unopposed from 1885 to 1892. His uncle Peter was an unsuccessful election candidate in 1868 in Co. Tipperary.
A native of Nenagh
, Co. Tipperary, he was the eldest son of Robert Gill, a Civil Engineer. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin
and became a journalist. Married in 1882 to Annie Fennell of Dublin, they had three children.
Gill was a close friend and political ally of Charles Stewart Parnell
. After the death of Parnell he remained with the Irish Parliamentary Party. He worked closely with Horace Plunkett in founding the Irish co-operative movement and in 1907 was appointed as Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Irish Forestry. He also served on a number of governmental committees concerning agriculture and agricultural production which led to the formation to both the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction (DATI) which became the forerunner of the Irish Department of Agriculture and the Vocational Education Committees (VEC). He was President of the Irish Technical Instruction Association from 1925 to 1929.
Gill was an uncle of former Workers' Party
president and Dublin West TD Tomás Mac Giolla.
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...
in the late 19th and early 20th century and a 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,...
in the British House of Commons representing the South Louth
South Louth (UK Parliament constituency)
South Louth was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918...
constituency unopposed from 1885 to 1892. His uncle Peter was an unsuccessful election candidate in 1868 in Co. Tipperary.
A native of Nenagh
Nenagh
Nenagh is the county town of North Tipperary in Ireland. It is the administrative centre of North Tipperary and in 2011 it had a recorded population of 7,995. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower...
, Co. Tipperary, he was the eldest son of Robert Gill, a Civil Engineer. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
and became a journalist. Married in 1882 to Annie Fennell of Dublin, they had three children.
Gill was a close friend and political ally of Charles Stewart Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party...
. After the death of Parnell he remained with the Irish Parliamentary Party. He worked closely with Horace Plunkett in founding the Irish co-operative movement and in 1907 was appointed as Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Irish Forestry. He also served on a number of governmental committees concerning agriculture and agricultural production which led to the formation to both the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction (DATI) which became the forerunner of the Irish Department of Agriculture and the Vocational Education Committees (VEC). He was President of the Irish Technical Instruction Association from 1925 to 1929.
Gill was an uncle of former Workers' Party
Workers' Party of Ireland
The Workers' Party is a left-wing republican political party in Ireland. Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970 after a split within the party, adopting its current name in 1982....
president and Dublin West TD Tomás Mac Giolla.