Edmund Francis Vesey Knox
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Edmund Francis Vesey Knox (23 January 1865 – 15 May 1921) was an Irish nationalist
politician. Initially a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party
, he sided with the Anti-Parnellite majority when the party split in 1891.
He was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for West Cavan
at an unopposed by-election on 26 March 1890, following the death of the nationalist MP Joseph Biggar
, taking his seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
.
He was re-elected as an Anti-Parnellite at the 1892 general election
, with a majority of more than three-to-one over his sole opponent, a Unionist. At the 1895 election
he was again returned unopposed in West Cavan, but also stood in Londonderry City
, winning that seat by a slender majority over his unionist opponent. He chose to sit for Londonderry City, and held that seat until he resigned from Parliament
on 9 December 1898 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.
Irish nationalism
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politician. Initially a member of 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...
, he sided with the Anti-Parnellite majority when the party split in 1891.
He was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for West Cavan
West Cavan (UK Parliament constituency)
West Cavan was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1885 to 1922 returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Prior to 1885 the area was part of the Cavan constituency...
at an unopposed by-election on 26 March 1890, following the death of the nationalist MP Joseph Biggar
Joseph Biggar
Joseph Gillis Biggar , commonly known as Joe Biggar or J. G. Biggar, was an Irish nationalist politician from Belfast...
, taking his seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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.
He was re-elected as an Anti-Parnellite at the 1892 general election
United 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...
, with a majority of more than three-to-one over his sole opponent, a Unionist. At the 1895 election
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...
he was again returned unopposed in West Cavan, but also stood in Londonderry City
Londonderry City (UK Parliament constituency)
Londonderry City was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system .-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:...
, winning that seat by a slender majority over his unionist opponent. He chose to sit for Londonderry City, and held that seat until he resigned from Parliament
Resignation from the British House of Commons
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on 9 December 1898 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.