Charles Joseph Fay
Charles Joseph Fay MP JP (c 1842 [1]- 1895)[2] was an Irish politician. Initially a Liberal,[3] he was the Home Rule League MP for Cavan (UK Parliament constituency), elected for 1874 and 1880 holding his seat until the constituency was abolished in 1885.
In January, 1878 he was elected to the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland. In March 1878 he was appointed to the Select Committee on the Irish Land Act 1870.[4] In contrast to many fellow Home rulers, his opposition to the Irish Coercion Acts was reported as lacklustre.[5]
He was the youngest of the four sons of Thomas Fay (b 1791) of Faybrook, Cootehill, County Cavan. His brother James-Henry Fay, J.P.[6] was High Sheriff of Cavan from 23 Feb 1881 until 25 Jan 1882. In later life Fay had a residence at Granite Lodge, Kingstown. In September 1895 he went missing, having been last seen alive at Cootehill fair. The following month he was found drowned beside the River Annalee. It is believed that he lost his way travelling home in the dark.[7]
Elections in the 1870s
| 1874 (General election) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | |
| style="background-color: Template:Home Rule League/meta/color" | | Charles Joseph Fay | Home Rule League | elected |
| style="background-color: Template:Home Rule League/meta/color" | | Joseph Gillis Biggar | Home Rule League | elected |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Edward James Saunderson | Conservative | defeated |
Elections in the 1880s
| 9 April 1880 (General election) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | |
| style="background-color: Template:Home Rule League/meta/color" | | Charles Joseph Fay | Home Rule League | 3,097 - elected |
| style="background-color: Template:Home Rule League/meta/color" | | Joseph Gillis Biggar | Home Rule League | 3,061 - elected |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Somerset Henry Maxwell | Conservative | 2,233 - defeated |
References
- ^ OBITUARY FOR 1895, The Observer, 29 December 1895
- ^ The County Families of the United Kingdom, Ed. 59
- ^ The Manchester Guardian, NOMINATIONS ON SATURDAY, 9 February 1874
- ^ The Manchester Guardian, THE PREPARATIONS FOR WAR, 1 March 1878
- ^ The Observer, SIR CHARLES RUSSELL AND IRISH COERCION, 19 October 1890
- ^ O'Hart, John Irish pedigrees : or, The origin and stem of the Irish nation, Published 1876
- ^ New Zealand Tablet, Dublin Notes. 29 November 1895