Arthur O'Connor (MP)

Arthur O'Connor (1 October 1844 – 30 March 1923), was an Irish politician and Member of Parliament (MP) in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1880 to 1900.

He was elected to the House of Commons as MP. for Queen's County at the 1880 general election, until the constituency was divided at the 1885 general election.

He then contested both the new Queen's County Ossory seat and East Donegal for the Irish Parliamentary Party in 1885 and was elected for both. He chose to sit for East Donegal.

He was elected as an Anti-Parnellite MP in the 1892 general election, holding that seat through the 1895 general election for Donegal East until the 1900 general election when as a QC., he was defeated standing as an Healyite Nationalist for Donegal North.[1]

Notes

  1. Walker, Brian M. (ed.): Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, p. 159, Royal Irish Academy Press, Dublin (1978) ISBN 0-901714-12-7

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Kenelm Thomas Digby
Edmund Dease
Member of Parliament for Queen's County
1880 1885
Served alongside: Richard Lalor
Constituency divided
New constituency Member of Parliament for Queen's County Ossory
1885
Succeeded by
Stephen O'Mara
New constituency Member of Parliament for East Donegal
1885 1900
Succeeded by
Edward McFadden