Edmund Vesey Knox
Edmund Francis Vesey Knox (23 January 1865 – 15 May 1921)[1] was an Irish nationalist politician. Initially a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party, he sided with the Anti-Parnellite majority when the party split in 1891.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Cavan at an unopposed by-election on 26 March 1890, following the death of the nationalist MP Joseph Biggar,[2] taking his seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
He was re-elected as an Anti-Parnellite at the 1892 general election, with a majority of more than three-to-one over his sole opponent, a Unionist.[3] At the 1895 election he was again returned unopposed in West Cavan,[4] but also stood in Londonderry City, winning that seat by a slender majority over his unionist opponent. He chose to sit for Londonderry City,[4] and held that seat until he resigned from Parliament on 9 December 1898 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[5]
References
- ↑ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "L", part 4". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ↑ Brian M. Walker, ed. (1978). Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 143. ISBN 0-901714-12-7.
- ↑ Walker, op. cit, page 144
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Walker, op. cit., pages 151, 154
- ↑ Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edmund Francis Vesey Knox
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joseph Biggar |
Member of Parliament for West Cavan 1890 – 1895 |
Succeeded by James Patrick Farrell |
| Preceded by John Ross |
Member of Parliament for Londonderry City 1895 – 1898 |
Succeeded by Arthur John Moore |