Joseph Patrick Nannetti
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Joseph Patrick Nannetti (1851 – 20 April 1915), was an Irish
nationalist
Home rule politician, trade union
leader, and as Irish Parliamentary Party
member and Member of Parliament
(MP) represented the constituency of College Green, Dublin in the House of Commons
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1900–1915. He was a city councillor and Lord Mayor of Dublin
.
Nannetti was born in 1851 as son of an Italian
sculptor
and modeller. He was educated at the Baggot Street Convent School and the Christian Brother
’s schools in Dublin. He married Mary, daughter of Edward Egan, in 1871.
First apprenticed to the printing trade
and was afterwards employed in Liverpool
, where he was one of the first founders of the Liverpool Home Rule
organisation in Liverpool. Returning home, he became secretary of the Dublin Trade Council, afterwards its President.
In the 1900 general election
Nannetti was elected MP for the constituency of College Green, Dublin
as an United Irish League
supported Labour trade unionist, as well as in the 1906 election
, the January 1910 and the December 1910 elections which seat he held until his death in 1915, having been paralysed by illness since 1913.
Nannetti had represented an older school of trade unionism, based on skilled workmen and emphasising shared interest between workmen and employer, which was challenged by the rise of Larkinism
mass unionism. With the appearance of an independent Labour candidate in the subsequent by-election it was seen as significant in the drift of labour workers away from the Irish Party.
As a member of the Dublin Corporation
Nannetti was elected Lord Mayor
of Dublin in 1906–7. He was also a member of the Catholic Cemeteries Committee and Trustee of the Royal Liver Friendly Society
. He appears in the 'Aeolus' episode of Joyce
’s Ulysses.
Irish people
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nationalist
Irish nationalism
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Home rule politician, trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
leader, and as 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...
member and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) represented the constituency of College Green, Dublin in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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1900–1915. He was a city councillor and Lord Mayor of Dublin
Lord Mayor of Dublin
The Lord Mayor of Dublin is the honorific title of the Chairman of Dublin City Council which is the local government body for the city of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. The incumbent is Labour Party Councillor Andrew Montague. The office holder is elected annually by the members of the...
.
Nannetti was born in 1851 as son of an Italian
Italy
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sculptor
Sculpture
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and modeller. He was educated at the Baggot Street Convent School and the Christian Brother
Congregation of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with...
’s schools in Dublin. He married Mary, daughter of Edward Egan, in 1871.
First apprenticed to the printing trade
Printing
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and was afterwards employed in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, where he was one of the first founders of the Liverpool Home Rule
Home rule
Home rule is the power of a constituent part of a state to exercise such of the state's powers of governance within its own administrative area that have been devolved to it by the central government....
organisation in Liverpool. Returning home, he became secretary of the Dublin Trade Council, afterwards its President.
In the 1900 general election
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**...
Nannetti was elected MP for the constituency of College Green, Dublin
Dublin College Green (UK Parliament constituency)
College Green, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922.-Boundaries and boundary changes:...
as an United Irish League
United Irish League
The United Irish League was a nationalist political party in Ireland, launched 23 January 1898 with the motto "The Land for the People" . Its objective to be achieved through agrarian agitation and land reform, compelling larger grazier farmers to surrender their lands for redistribution amongst...
supported Labour trade unionist, as well as in the 1906 election
United Kingdom general election, 1906
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
, the January 1910 and the December 1910 elections which seat he held until his death in 1915, having been paralysed by illness since 1913.
Nannetti had represented an older school of trade unionism, based on skilled workmen and emphasising shared interest between workmen and employer, which was challenged by the rise of Larkinism
James Larkin
James Larkin was an Irish trade union leader and socialist activist, born to Irish parents in Liverpool, England. He and his family later moved to a small cottage in Burren, southern County Down. Growing up in poverty, he received little formal education and began working in a variety of jobs...
mass unionism. With the appearance of an independent Labour candidate in the subsequent by-election it was seen as significant in the drift of labour workers away from the Irish Party.
As a member of the Dublin Corporation
Dublin Corporation
Dublin Corporation , known by generations of Dubliners simply as The Corpo, is the former name given to the city government and its administrative organisation in Dublin between 1661 and 1 January 2002...
Nannetti was elected Lord Mayor
Lord Mayor
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of Dublin in 1906–7. He was also a member of the Catholic Cemeteries Committee and Trustee of the Royal Liver Friendly Society
Royal Liver Friendly Society
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. He appears in the 'Aeolus' episode of Joyce
James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...
’s Ulysses.