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At the [[United Kingdom general election, 1900|general election in October 1900]], Mooney stood as the nationalist candidate in [[South County Dublin (UK Parliament constituency)|County Dublin South]], where the agricultural reformer [[Horace Plunkett]] had held the seat for the [[Irish Unionist Alliance|Unionists]] since [[United Kingdom general election, 1892|1892]]. However, Plunkett's conciliatory approach to nationalists led to hardline unionists backing an independent unionist candidate, splitting the unionist vote, and Mooney won the seat with 43% of the votes |
At the [[United Kingdom general election, 1900|general election in October 1900]], Mooney stood as the nationalist candidate in [[South County Dublin (UK Parliament constituency)|County Dublin South]], where the agricultural reformer [[Horace Plunkett]] had held the seat for the [[Irish Unionist Alliance|Unionists]] since [[United Kingdom general election, 1892|1892]]. However, Plunkett's conciliatory approach to nationalists led to hardline unionists backing an independent unionist candidate, splitting the unionist vote, and Mooney won the seat with 43% of the votes,<ref name="walker-1801-1922">{{cite book |
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Mooney did not stand again in South County Dublin, where the unionists reunited at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906 general election]] and regained the seat.<ref name="walker-1801-1922" /> He stood instead in the safer nationalist territory of the [[Newry (UK Parliament constituency)|Newry constituency]] in [[County Down]], where he was returned to [[Palace of Westminster|Westminster]] with a slim majority over his only opponent, an [[Independent Nationalist]] candidate.<ref name="walker-newry">Walker, op. cit., 370</ref> |
Mooney did not stand again in South County Dublin, where the unionists reunited at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906 general election]] and regained the seat.<ref name="walker-1801-1922" /> He stood instead in the safer nationalist territory of the [[Newry (UK Parliament constituency)|Newry constituency]] in [[County Down]], where he was returned to [[Palace of Westminster|Westminster]] with a slim majority over his only opponent, an [[Independent Nationalist]] candidate.<ref name="walker-newry">Walker, op. cit., 370</ref> |
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At the [[United Kingdom general election, January 1910|January 1910 election]], he was returned with a two-to-one majority over a unionist opponent, and in [[United Kingdom general election, December 1910|December 1910]] he was returned unopposed,<ref name="walker-newry" /> holding the seat until the [[parliamentary borough]] of Newry was abolished at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1918|1918 general election]].<ref name="rayment-hc-n2">{{cite web |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ncommons2.htm |title=Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "N", part 2 |work=Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages |accessdate=11 December 2009}}</ref> |
At the [[United Kingdom general election, January 1910|January 1910 election]], he was returned with a two-to-one majority over a unionist opponent, and in [[United Kingdom general election, December 1910|December 1910]] he was returned unopposed,<ref name="walker-newry" /> holding the seat until the [[parliamentary borough]] of Newry was abolished at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1918|1918 general election]].<ref name="rayment-hc-n2">{{cite web |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ncommons2.htm |title=Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "N", part 2 |work=Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages |accessdate=11 December 2009}}</ref> |
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Mooney was one of the younger members of [[John Redmond]]'s inner circle. After 1918 he pursued a career at the English Bar.<ref name="Maume">Maume, op. cit., 236</ref> He was also Knighted after the war, for services to the Crown in connection with the war. He was married to Ethel MacMillian in 1912, who was possibly a relative or Harold MacMillian the British Prime Minister. |
Mooney was one of the younger members of [[John Redmond]]'s inner circle. He was Redmond's Parliamentary Private Secretary, and also treasurer of the Irish Parliamentary Party.<ref>{{cite news|title=Irish Independent|date=14 April 1934}}</ref> After 1918 he pursued a career at the English Bar.<ref name="Maume">Maume, op. cit., 236</ref> He was also Knighted after the war, for services to the Crown in connection with the war. He was married to Ethel MacMillian in 1912, who was possibly a relative or Harold MacMillian the British Prime Minister. |
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Revision as of 23:50, 24 October 2011
John Joseph Mooney KBE JP (1874 – 12 April 1934)[1] was an Irish nationalist politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1918, taking his seat as an Irish Parliamentary Party member of the House of Commons of what was then the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was a member of a prominent Dublin business and pub-owning family, J G Mooney & Co plc.[2]
At the general election in October 1900, Mooney stood as the nationalist candidate in County Dublin South, where the agricultural reformer Horace Plunkett had held the seat for the Unionists since 1892. However, Plunkett's conciliatory approach to nationalists led to hardline unionists backing an independent unionist candidate, splitting the unionist vote, and Mooney won the seat with 43% of the votes,[3] becoming the youngest member of the House of Commons.[4]
Mooney did not stand again in South County Dublin, where the unionists reunited at the 1906 general election and regained the seat.[3] He stood instead in the safer nationalist territory of the Newry constituency in County Down, where he was returned to Westminster with a slim majority over his only opponent, an Independent Nationalist candidate.[5]
At the January 1910 election, he was returned with a two-to-one majority over a unionist opponent, and in December 1910 he was returned unopposed,[5] holding the seat until the parliamentary borough of Newry was abolished at the 1918 general election.[6]
Mooney was one of the younger members of John Redmond's inner circle. He was Redmond's Parliamentary Private Secretary, and also treasurer of the Irish Parliamentary Party.[7] After 1918 he pursued a career at the English Bar.[2] He was also Knighted after the war, for services to the Crown in connection with the war. He was married to Ethel MacMillian in 1912, who was possibly a relative or Harold MacMillian the British Prime Minister.
References
- ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "D", part 3". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ a b Patrick Maume (1999). The Long Gestation: Irish Nationalist Life 1891-1918. New York: St Martin's Press. p. 236. ISBN 0 312 22549 0. Cite error: The named reference "Maume" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b Brian M. Walker, ed. (1978). Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 349. ISBN 0 901714 12 7.
- ^ "Irish Independent". 14 April 1934.
- ^ a b Walker, op. cit., 370
- ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "N", part 2". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ "Irish Independent". 14 April 1934.
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