P. J. Brady
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Patrick Joseph Brady was Irish
nationalist
MP. in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
for Dublin St Stephen’s Green
constituency from 1910 to 1918, during the closing years of the Irish Parliamentary Party
’s dominance of Irish politics. Later, he was a Senator
of the Irish Free State
from 1927-28. He was one of the few parliamentarians who served in both the House of Commons and in the Oireachtas
.
Eldest son of James Brady, he was born at Blackrock, Dublin and educated at St Vincent’s College
, Castleknock
and at University College, Dublin. He was admitted a solicitor in 1893 and became senior partner, then head of the firm of Brady & Hayden. He built up an extensive legal practice and became a member of the Council, and later President, of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. He was also a director of the Hibernian Bank and of the Irish Great Southern Railways, and an active social welfare worker and member of the Catholic St Vincent de Paul Society. In 1900 he married Evelyn Parminter, youngest daughter of John Douglas Parminter, a Paymaster in the Royal Navy. She died in 1931.
P. J. Brady was a member of Blackrock Urban District Council and was subsequently elected as MP for Dublin St Stephen’s Green at the general election of January 1910. St Stephen’s Green was not a safe seat for the Nationalists, being won by a Liberal, Liberal Unionist
or Unionist in all five elections held between 1888 and 1898. In January 1910 Brady defeated the Unionist candidate Henry O’Connor by 3,683 to 3,021. At the second 1910 general election in December, he defeated a fresh Unionist candidate, Lord Reginald Herbert, by the bigger margin of 3,594 to 2,765. In 1918, however, the seat went to the Sinn Féin
candidate Thomas Kelly
, who won 8,461 votes to Brady’s 2,902 and the Unionist’s 2,755. Politically, Brady was described by Patrick Maume (1999) as a conservative who took a pro-employer stance in the 1913 Dublin strike
led by Jim Larkin.
After the foundation of the Irish Free State
in 1922, Brady served as a member of the advisory committee set up to frame the Laws of the Court for the Free State judiciary. On 26 January 1927 he was elected in a by-election to a vacancy in the Senate (Seanad Éireann
), but was defeated at the regular election of December 1928.
Among those who attended his funeral at the Church of the Assumption, Booterstown
, Dublin in May 1943 was his former revolutionary opponent Éamon de Valera
, by that time Taoiseach
(Prime Minister) of Ireland
.
Irish people
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nationalist
Irish nationalism
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MP. in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
for Dublin St Stephen’s Green
Dublin St Stephen's Green (UK Parliament constituency)
St Stephen's Green, 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....
constituency from 1910 to 1918, during the closing years 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...
’s dominance of Irish politics. Later, he was a Senator
Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State)
Seanad Éireann was the upper house of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State from 1922–1936. It has also been known simply as the Senate, or as the First Seanad. The Senate was established under the 1922 Constitution of the Irish Free State but a number of constitutional amendments were...
of the Irish Free State
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
from 1927-28. He was one of the few parliamentarians who served in both the House of Commons and in the Oireachtas
Oireachtas
The Oireachtas , sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the "national parliament" or legislature of Ireland. The Oireachtas consists of:*The President of Ireland*The two Houses of the Oireachtas :**Dáil Éireann...
.
Eldest son of James Brady, he was born at Blackrock, Dublin and educated at St Vincent’s College
Castleknock College
Castleknock College is a private , secondary school for boys aged between 13 and 18, which is situated in the residential suburb of Castleknock, 8 km west of the city centre in Dublin, Ireland.-History:...
, Castleknock
Castleknock
Castleknock is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is in the west of the modern administrative county of Fingal within the traditional county of Dublin. It is located west of the centre of Dublin....
and at University College, Dublin. He was admitted a solicitor in 1893 and became senior partner, then head of the firm of Brady & Hayden. He built up an extensive legal practice and became a member of the Council, and later President, of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. He was also a director of the Hibernian Bank and of the Irish Great Southern Railways, and an active social welfare worker and member of the Catholic St Vincent de Paul Society. In 1900 he married Evelyn Parminter, youngest daughter of John Douglas Parminter, a Paymaster in the Royal Navy. She died in 1931.
P. J. Brady was a member of Blackrock Urban District Council and was subsequently elected as MP for Dublin St Stephen’s Green at the general election of January 1910. St Stephen’s Green was not a safe seat for the Nationalists, being won by a Liberal, Liberal Unionist
Irish Unionist Party
The Irish Unionist Alliance was a Unionist party founded in Ireland in 1891 to oppose plans for Gladstonian and Parnellite Home Rule for Ireland. The party was led for much of its life by Colonel Edward James Saunderson and later by the William St John Brodrick, Earl of Midleton...
or Unionist in all five elections held between 1888 and 1898. In January 1910 Brady defeated the Unionist candidate Henry O’Connor by 3,683 to 3,021. At the second 1910 general election in December, he defeated a fresh Unionist candidate, Lord Reginald Herbert, by the bigger margin of 3,594 to 2,765. In 1918, however, the seat went to the Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
candidate Thomas Kelly
Thomas Kelly (Irish politician)
Thomas Kelly was an Irish Sinn Féin and later Fianna Fáil politician. He was a book and picture dealer before entering politics. He was a founder member of Sinn Féin and was elected to Dublin City Council...
, who won 8,461 votes to Brady’s 2,902 and the Unionist’s 2,755. Politically, Brady was described by Patrick Maume (1999) as a conservative who took a pro-employer stance in the 1913 Dublin strike
Dublin Lockout
The Dublin Lock-out was a major industrial dispute between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers which took place in Ireland's capital city of Dublin. The dispute lasted from 26 August 1913 to 18 January 1914, and is often viewed as the most severe and significant industrial dispute in...
led by Jim Larkin.
After the foundation of the Irish Free State
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
in 1922, Brady served as a member of the advisory committee set up to frame the Laws of the Court for the Free State judiciary. On 26 January 1927 he was elected in a by-election to a vacancy in the Senate (Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State)
Seanad Éireann was the upper house of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State from 1922–1936. It has also been known simply as the Senate, or as the First Seanad. The Senate was established under the 1922 Constitution of the Irish Free State but a number of constitutional amendments were...
), but was defeated at the regular election of December 1928.
Among those who attended his funeral at the Church of the Assumption, Booterstown
Church of the Assumption, Booterstown
Church of the Assumption, Booterstown is a Roman Catholic church located in Booterstown, County Dublin, Ireland. The church represents the Parish of the Assumption Booterstown, which was established in 1616. The present church opened in 1813 and was built as a replacement for the old chapel that...
, Dublin in May 1943 was his former revolutionary opponent Éamon de Valera
Éamon de Valera
Éamon de Valera was one of the dominant political figures in twentieth century Ireland, serving as head of government of the Irish Free State and head of government and head of state of Ireland...
, by that time Taoiseach
Taoiseach
The Taoiseach is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. The Taoiseach is appointed by the President upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas , and must, in order to remain in office, retain the support of a majority in the Dáil.The current Taoiseach is...
(Prime Minister) of Ireland
Ireland
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.
Sources
- Dod’s Parliamentary Companion for 1912, London, Whittaker & Co.
- Irish Independent, 21 and 24 May 1943
- Patrick Maume, The Long Gestation: Irish Nationalist Life 1891-1918, Dublin, Gill & MacMillan, 1999
- Tithe an Oireachtais, website of the Irish legislature, www.oireachtas.ie, Members’ Database
- Brian M. Walker (ed.), Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, 1978
- Who Was Who, 1941-1950