Thomas Joseph Farrell
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Thomas Joseph Farrell was an Irish nationalist
politician. He was the Anti-Parnellite Member of Parliament
(MP) for South Kerry
from 1895 to 1880, representing the county in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Farrell was elected to the Parliament
at a by-election
on 5 September 1895. South Kerry's outgoing MP, Denis Kilbride
, had been re-elected in South Kerry at the general election in July 1895
, but had also been elected for North Galway
, and chose to sit for that seat. The only other candidate at the by-election was Bantry
-born William Martin Murphy
, standing on this occasion as an "independent nationalist". Murphy was a former MP for Dublin St Patrick's
, and a wealthy businessman who was the principal backer of the "Healyite
" newspapers the National Press and the Daily Nation. Farrell won the seat with a large majority, but did not contest the general election in 1900
, when the Irish Parliamentary Party
(IPP) reunited and John Pius Boland
was returned unopposed as the IPP MP for South Kerry.
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. He was the Anti-Parnellite 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 Kerry
South Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)
South Kerry was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Kerry constituency. Following the Anglo Irish Agreement and the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922, the area was...
from 1895 to 1880, representing the county in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Farrell was elected to the Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
at a 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 5 September 1895. South Kerry's outgoing MP, Denis Kilbride
Denis Kilbride
Denis Kilbride was an Irish nationalist politician, who as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party represented South Kerry , and North Galway and South Kildare as an Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.He was educated at Clongowes...
, had been re-elected in South Kerry at the general election in July 1895
United Kingdom general election, 1895
The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery...
, but had also been elected for North Galway
North Galway (UK Parliament constituency)
North Galway was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Galway County constituency...
, and chose to sit for that seat. The only other candidate at the by-election was Bantry
Bantry
Bantry is a town on the coast of County Cork, Ireland. It lies on the N71 national secondary road at the head of Bantry Bay, a deep-water gulf extending for 30 km to the west...
-born William Martin Murphy
William Martin Murphy
William Martin Murphy was an Irish nationalist journalist, businessman and politician. A Member of Parliament representing Dublin from 1885 to 1892, he was dubbed 'William Murder Murphy' among Dublin workers and the press due to the Dublin Lockout of 1913...
, standing on this occasion as an "independent nationalist". Murphy was a former MP for Dublin St Patrick's
Dublin St Patrick's (UK Parliament constituency)
Dublin St Patrick's, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons 1885–1922. It had three wards – Merchant's Quay, Usher's Quay and Wood Quay....
, and a wealthy businessman who was the principal backer of the "Healyite
Healyite Nationalist
The Healyite Nationalists were Irish Nationalist politicians who supported Timothy Healy MP.Healy was the most outspoken member of the anti-Parnellite majority in the Irish Parliamentary Party...
" newspapers the National Press and the Daily Nation. Farrell won the seat with a large majority, but did not contest the general election in 1900
United Kingdom general election, 1900
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
, when the 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...
(IPP) reunited and John Pius Boland
John Pius Boland
John Mary Pius Boland was an Irish Nationalist politician, and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party for South Kerry 1900-1918...
was returned unopposed as the IPP MP for South Kerry.