1903 South Kildare by-election

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The 1903 South Kildare by-election was held on 23 May 1903, after the seat was vacated when incumbent Irish Parliamentary Party MP Matthew Minch resigned. [1] The by-election was won by the IPP candidate Denis Kilbride, who stood unopposed. [2] Kilbride, who had been convicted of Incitement to Murder in December 1902, was serving a sentence in Mountjoy Prison. [3] He was invited to stand as a candidate by the local United Irish League as a protest at perceived jury packing. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mr Matthew Minch (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  2. ↑ "Mr Denis Kilbride (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  3. 1 2 "Pilot, Volume 66, Number 22 — 30 May 1903 — Boston College Newspapers". newspapers.bc.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
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