William Lawson Micks
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William Lawson Micks was an Irish politician.
According to the 1911 census
, he resided at 3 Palmerston Villas, Dublin and was the father of four children. He worked with the Congested Districts Board for Ireland
(CDB) for the full term of its existence, first as Secretary and from 1909 as a member. He also served as Commissioner with the Local Government Board. He was a confidant of Arthur Balfour
, Chief Secretary for Ireland
, and befriended Bishop O'Donnell of Raphoe, an influential Catholic member of the CDB. With a unique knowledge of life in Donegal, he drafted a special report on the Rosses in Donegal for the CDB as part of the Baseline Reports which provided a review of conditions in eight western counties in the 1890s. He chaired the Royal Commission on the Poor Law in Ireland (1906) and gave evidence before the Royal Commission on Congestion in Ireland (1907). Along with Samuel Arnold Lawson, he acted as a Trustee for one hundred acres of bogland at Meenawarra near Culdaff
on behalf of the purchaser, Jane Leferre. Following his retirement in 1924, he wrote a history of the CDB which was published in 1925. He died in 1928.
, University of Ulster
in Derry.
According to the 1911 census
Census in the United Kingdom
Coincident full censuses have taken place in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom every ten years since 1801, with the exceptions of 1941 and in both Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State in 1921; simultaneous censuses were taken in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, with...
, he resided at 3 Palmerston Villas, Dublin and was the father of four children. He worked with the Congested Districts Board for Ireland
Congested Districts Board for Ireland
The Congested Districts Board for Ireland was established by the Chief Secretary, Arthur Balfour in 1891 to alleviate poverty and "congested" living conditions in the west of Ireland....
(CDB) for the full term of its existence, first as Secretary and from 1909 as a member. He also served as Commissioner with the Local Government Board. He was a confidant of Arthur Balfour
Arthur Balfour
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician and statesman...
, Chief Secretary for Ireland
Chief Secretary for Ireland
The Chief Secretary for Ireland was a key political office in the British administration in Ireland. Nominally subordinate to the Lord Lieutenant, from the late 18th century until the end of British rule he was effectively the government minister with responsibility for governing Ireland; usually...
, and befriended Bishop O'Donnell of Raphoe, an influential Catholic member of the CDB. With a unique knowledge of life in Donegal, he drafted a special report on the Rosses in Donegal for the CDB as part of the Baseline Reports which provided a review of conditions in eight western counties in the 1890s. He chaired the Royal Commission on the Poor Law in Ireland (1906) and gave evidence before the Royal Commission on Congestion in Ireland (1907). Along with Samuel Arnold Lawson, he acted as a Trustee for one hundred acres of bogland at Meenawarra near Culdaff
Culdaff
Culdaff is a village on the Inishowen peninsula of County Donegal, Ireland. Popular for its beach and housing, it attracts people from all over Ireland. It has a population of approximately 200 people....
on behalf of the purchaser, Jane Leferre. Following his retirement in 1924, he wrote a history of the CDB which was published in 1925. He died in 1928.
Research
He features prominently in a Ph.D. dissertation on the CDB now being researched by Donegal author and editor, Sean Beattie, at Magee CollegeMagee College
Magee College is a campus of the University of Ulster located in Derry, Northern Ireland. It opened in 1865 as a Presbyterian Christian arts and theological college...
, University of Ulster
University of Ulster
The University of Ulster is a multi-campus, co-educational university located in Northern Ireland. It is the largest single university in Ireland, discounting the federal National University of Ireland...
in Derry.