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'''Patrick Aloysius McHugh''' (1858 – 30 May 1909), also known as M’Hugh, was [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Nationalist]] Member of [[Parliament]] for [[North Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency)|North Leitrim]], 1892-1906, and for [[North Sligo (UK Parliament constituency)|North Sligo]] from 1906 until his death in 1909. |
'''Patrick Aloysius McHugh''' (1858 – 30 May 1909), also known as M’Hugh, was [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Nationalist]] Member of [[Parliament]] for [[North Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency)|North Leitrim]], 1892-1906, and for [[North Sligo (UK Parliament constituency)|North Sligo]] from 1906 until his death in 1909. |
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Born at Annagh, Glenfarne, Leitrim, he was the son of a tenant farmer, Peter M’Hugh of Leitrim, and of Anne McDermott. He entered a Catholic seminary, but left without taking orders and taught science and classics in the Athlone and Sligo Intermediate schools. In 1882 he married Mary Harte, daughter of a J. Harte of Sligo. She died in 1894. He became owner of ''[[The Sligo Champion]]'' in 1885. He was Mayor of Sligo in 1888, and again in 1895-98 and 1900. He was elected to Sligo County Council on its establishment in 1899 and became its first chairman. |
Born at Annagh, Glenfarne, Leitrim, he was the son of a tenant farmer, Peter M’Hugh of Leitrim, and of Anne McDermott. He entered a Catholic seminary, but left without taking orders.<ref>Stenton & Lees 1978</ref> He went to Paris and engaged in journalism,<ref>New York Times 22/10/1901</ref> and taught science and classics in the Athlone and Sligo Intermediate schools. In 1882 he married Mary Harte, daughter of a J. Harte of Sligo. She died in 1894. He became owner of ''[[The Sligo Champion]]'' in 1885. He was Mayor of Sligo in 1888, and again in 1895-98 and 1900. He was elected to Sligo County Council on its establishment in 1899 and became its first chairman. |
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| ⚫ | He was elected MP for [[North Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency)|North Leitrim]] as an Anti-Parnellite Nationalist in 1892, winning comfortably over the Unionist candidate with 87% of the vote. He retained the seat unopposed in 1895. At this election he also challenged the Parnellite [[Willie Redmond]] in [[East Clare (UK Parliament constituency)|East Clare]], losing by only 57 votes in a poll of over 6,500. In 1900, standing for the reunited Irish Parliamentary Party, he was again challenged in North Leitrim by a Unionist, but again won comfortably, with 91% of the vote. In April 1901 he was imprisoned for six months following conviction for ‘[[seditious libel]]’ on account of an article on Jury Packing in Sligo published in his newspaper.<ref>Stenton & Lees 1978, New York Times 22/10/1901</ref> The article had attacked jurymen who had convicted two men of intimidating persons who rented farms from which the former owners had been evicted. On his release he was given a celebratory lunch by the Lord Mayor of Dublin.<ref>New York Times 22/10/1901</ref> In 1906 he was returned unopposed both for North Leitrim and for [[North Sligo (UK Parliament constituency)|North Sligo]], and chose to sit for the latter constituency, which he represented until his death in 1909.<ref>Walker 1989</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He was elected MP for [[North Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency)|North Leitrim]] as an Anti-Parnellite Nationalist in 1892, winning comfortably over the Unionist candidate with 87% of the vote. He retained the seat unopposed in 1895. At this election he also challenged the Parnellite [[Willie Redmond]] in [[East Clare (UK Parliament constituency)|East Clare]], losing by only 57 votes in a poll of over 6,500. In 1900, standing for the reunited Irish Parliamentary Party, he was again challenged in North Leitrim by a Unionist, but again won comfortably, with 91% of the vote. In 1906 he was returned unopposed both for North Leitrim and for |
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*''New York Times'', 22 October 1901 |
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*{{cite book|title=Who’s Who of British Members of Parliament, Vol.2 1886-1918|author=Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees|publisher=Harvester Press|location=Sussex|date=1978}} |
*{{cite book|title=Who’s Who of British Members of Parliament, Vol.2 1886-1918|author=Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees|publisher=Harvester Press|location=Sussex|date=1978}} |
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*{{cite book|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922|editor=Brian M. Walker|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|location=Dublin|date=1978}} |
*{{cite book|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922|editor=Brian M. Walker|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|location=Dublin|date=1978}} |
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Revision as of 16:05, 4 June 2013
Patrick Aloysius McHugh (1858 – 30 May 1909), also known as M’Hugh, was Irish Nationalist Member of Parliament for North Leitrim, 1892-1906, and for North Sligo from 1906 until his death in 1909. Born at Annagh, Glenfarne, Leitrim, he was the son of a tenant farmer, Peter M’Hugh of Leitrim, and of Anne McDermott. He entered a Catholic seminary, but left without taking orders.[1] He went to Paris and engaged in journalism,[2] and taught science and classics in the Athlone and Sligo Intermediate schools. In 1882 he married Mary Harte, daughter of a J. Harte of Sligo. She died in 1894. He became owner of The Sligo Champion in 1885. He was Mayor of Sligo in 1888, and again in 1895-98 and 1900. He was elected to Sligo County Council on its establishment in 1899 and became its first chairman.
He was elected MP for North Leitrim as an Anti-Parnellite Nationalist in 1892, winning comfortably over the Unionist candidate with 87% of the vote. He retained the seat unopposed in 1895. At this election he also challenged the Parnellite Willie Redmond in East Clare, losing by only 57 votes in a poll of over 6,500. In 1900, standing for the reunited Irish Parliamentary Party, he was again challenged in North Leitrim by a Unionist, but again won comfortably, with 91% of the vote. In April 1901 he was imprisoned for six months following conviction for ‘seditious libel’ on account of an article on Jury Packing in Sligo published in his newspaper.[3] The article had attacked jurymen who had convicted two men of intimidating persons who rented farms from which the former owners had been evicted. On his release he was given a celebratory lunch by the Lord Mayor of Dublin.[4] In 1906 he was returned unopposed both for North Leitrim and for North Sligo, and chose to sit for the latter constituency, which he represented until his death in 1909.[5]
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References
- New York Times, 22 October 1901
- Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees (1978). Who’s Who of British Members of Parliament, Vol.2 1886-1918. Sussex: Harvester Press.
- Brian M. Walker, ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy.