Patrick McDermott (MP)
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Patrick McDermott was an Irish nationalist politician. A member of the Anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation
, he was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament
(MP) for North Kilkenny
at a by-election
in 1891. He resigned
his seat in 1902 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.
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...
, he was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for North Kilkenny
North Kilkenny (UK Parliament constituency)
North Kilkenny was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:...
at a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in 1891. He resigned
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
his seat in 1902 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.