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'''William O'Malley''' (February 1853 - September 1939; aged |
'''William O'Malley''' (February 1853 - September 1939; aged 86<ref>Dictionary of Irish Biography, online</ref>) was an Irish [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Galway Connemara (UK Parliament constituency)|Galway Connemara]], and a sportsman. He was born at Ballyconneely, near [[Clifden]], [[Ireland]]. |
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In 1895, he succeeded [[Patrick James Foley]] unopposed as M.P. for the [[Galway Connemara]] seat in the [[British House of Commons]], running for election with the [[Anti-Parnellite]] party. He continued to be elected unopposed to the seat as a member of the [[Irish Parliamentary Party]] in 1900, 1906, and January and December 1910. In 1918, running again with the IPP, O'Malley lost to [[Pádraic Ó Máille]] of [[Sinn Féin]] with 23% of the vote.<ref>Walker (1978)</ref> |
In 1895, he succeeded [[Patrick James Foley]] unopposed as M.P. for the [[Galway Connemara]] seat in the [[British House of Commons]], running for election with the [[Anti-Parnellite]] party. He continued to be elected unopposed to the seat as a member of the [[Irish Parliamentary Party]] in 1900, 1906, and January and December 1910. In 1918, running again with the IPP, O'Malley lost to [[Pádraic Ó Máille]] of [[Sinn Féin]] with 23% of the vote.<ref>Walker (1978)</ref> |
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William O'Malley (February 1853 - September 1939; aged 86[1]) was an Irish Member of Parliament, representing Galway Connemara, and a sportsman. He was born at Ballyconneely, near Clifden, Ireland.
In 1895, he succeeded Patrick James Foley unopposed as M.P. for the Galway Connemara seat in the British House of Commons, running for election with the Anti-Parnellite party. He continued to be elected unopposed to the seat as a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party in 1900, 1906, and January and December 1910. In 1918, running again with the IPP, O'Malley lost to Pádraic Ó Máille of Sinn Féin with 23% of the vote.[2]
O'Malley was educated at the Model School, Galway and at St Mary's teacher training college, Hammersmith, London. He was a journalist and business manager of newspapers.[3] He resided in England throughout his parliamentary career, returning to Ireland in 1921.[4] His involvement in dubious speculative business ventures was widely criticised.[5] He married Mary O'Connor in 1886, becoming brother-in-law to T. P. O'Connor. She was a Nationalist activist, who spoke at Land League meetings in the 1880s and was imprisoned for six months.[6] One of their sons was killed in action in the First World War.[7]
Publication
William O'Malley, Glancing Back (memoirs), London, 1933
Footnotes
Sources
Patrick Maume, The Long Gestation: Irish Nationalist Life 1891-1918, Dublin, Gill & MacMillan, 1999
Brian M. Walker (ed.), Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, 1978
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Sinn Féin | Pádraic Ó Máille | 11,754 | 77.15 | ||
| Irish Parliamentary | William O'Malley | 3,482 | 22.85 | ||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
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