James Gibney
James Gibney (1847 – 25 May 1908)[1] was an Irish Nationalist politician. An anti-Parnellite, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for North Meath from 1893 to 1900.
He was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons at a by-election on 21 February 1893, after the result of the 1892 general election in North Meath was overturned on petition[2] at the next general election, in 1895, Gibney was re-elected with a narrow majority over the Parnellite candidate John Sweetman.[3] At the 1900 general election, when the Irish Parliamentary Party reunited after its 9-year split, Gibney stood as a Healyite Nationalist and lost seat to the Irish Parliamentary Party candidate Patrick White.[4]
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Gibney
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for North Meath 1893 – 1900 |
Succeeded by Patrick White |
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