William Abraham (Irish politician)

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William Abraham (1840 – August 2, 1915) was an Irish Member of Parliament in the UK House of Commons. He was born in Limerick.

Although a Protestant in religion, he became active in Irish Nationalist politics. He was a Treasurer of his party. He was involved in the Irish Land League in 1881 and served as Chairman of Limerick Board of Guardians (who administered the Poor Law in their district) 1882-1883 and 1885-1886.

Abraham represented three constituencies at the Palace of Westminster. He was elected MP for West Limerick in 1885 and served until he retired in 1892. He sat as a Nationalist supporter of the Irish Parliamentary Party. In 1893, he was elected at a by-election for North-East Cork and sat until he was defeated in the January 1910 general election. He was unopposed at the by-election for Dublin Harbour in 1910, which he represented until his death in 1915.

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• Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Vol. II 1886-1918, edited by M. Stenton & S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1978)

Preceded by New seat	Member of Parliament for West Limerick 1885–1892	Succeeded by Michael Austin
Preceded by Michael Davitt	Member of Parliament for North-East Cork 1893–1910	Succeeded by William O'Brien
Preceded by Timothy Charles Harrington	Member of Parliament for Dublin Harbour 1910–1915	Succeeded by Alfred Byrne