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- ↑ London Standard Newspaper Archives October 2, 1903 Page 5
- ↑ Bankrupt MP Re-elected, London Daily Mail Newspaper Archives, October 5, 1903, Page 5
- ↑ The Case of Mr McHugh, St James Gazette Newspaper Archives, October 6, 1903, Page 13
- ↑ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
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