John Allen Mylrea MHK

Member of the House of Keys

Member of the House of Keys, or MHK is the title given to a person who has been elected into the House of Keys, the lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. There are twenty-four Members of the House of Keys. Elections are held every five years; the last election took place in...

 was a prominent member of the House of Keys

House of Keys

The House of Keys is the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council....

 and Isle of Man

Isle of Man

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 society.

Joh Mylrea was born in Douglas

Douglas, Isle of Man

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 and educated there at the Athole Academy. He then became a student for the Manx Bar and was admitted in 1871, and a few years later to the English Bar. However he never actively followed this profession being more interested in the arts and music. He was also a splendid linguist.

In 1881 he was elected to the House of Keys

House of Keys

The House of Keys is the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council....

 for Garff

Garff

Garff is one of the six sheadings in the Isle of Man. It is on the east of the island and consists of the parishes of Lonan and Maughold, the village of Laxey and the district of Onchan. Historically, Onchan was in the sheading of Middle....

 and represented this sheading until 1900 when he transferred to Douglas North

Douglas North

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. He was by far the most graceful speaker in the House, his oratorical efforts being marked by an ease, polish, and finish which none of his contemporaries in the Legislature could approach, and which make present-day politicians look very small. He was a slightly liberal Conservative. He was narrowly defeated in becoming Speaker of the House of Keys

Speaker of the House of Keys

The Speaker of the House of Keys is the principal officer of the House of Keys, the lower house of the Isle of Man legislature. The Speaker is elected from the membership of the house at its first sitting after an election. He is responsible for controlling the procedure of the House and for...

 in 1898 by Arthur William Moore

Arthur William Moore

Arthur William Moore CVO SHK JP MA was a Manx antiquarian, historian, linguist, folklorist, and former Speaker of the House of Keys in the Isle of Man. He published under the sobriquet A. W. Moore.-Life:...

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Mr Mylrea was also an active but not so successful businessman, being a director of Dumbell's Banking Company and Isle of Man Tramways Company and also the Chairman of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. He was also quite involved with the development of the Electric Tramways from Douglas to Laxey and Ramsey, and from Laxey to Snaefell summit. However he left the Island soon after the failure of Dumbell's Banking Company and died abroad in Scandau, Germany

Germany

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