Donal Sullivan
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Donal Sullivan was an Irish
nationalist
politician and Member of Parliament
(MP) in the House of Commons
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
from 1885-1907.
Sullivan was first elected as an Irish Parliamentary Party
MP. for South Westmeath
at the 1885 general election
, and held the seat through the elections of 1886, 1892, 1895 (in the latter two as an anti-Parnellite
), with the re-united parliamentary party in 1900 and 1906, until his death 1907.
Ireland
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nationalist
Irish nationalism
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politician and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) in the House of Commons
Palace of Westminster
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of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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from 1885-1907.
Sullivan was first elected as an 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. for South Westmeath
South Westmeath (UK Parliament constituency)
South Westmeath 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 Westmeath constituency....
at the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
, and held the seat through the elections of 1886, 1892, 1895 (in the latter two as an anti-Parnellite
Irish National Federation
The Irish National Federation was a nationalist political party in Ireland. It was founded in March 1891 by former members of the Irish National League who had left the Irish Parliamentary Party in protest when Charles Stewart Parnell refused to resign the party leadership as a result of his...
), with the re-united parliamentary party in 1900 and 1906, until his death 1907.