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Philip Callan (1837 - 13 June 1902) was an Irish Member of Parliament.
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Philip Callan (1837 - 13 June 1902) was an Irish Member of Parliament.
Callan was born in Cookstown House Ardee in 1837 and was the son of Owen Callan. [1] He studied law at Trinity College Dublin, and also at the King's Inns as can be seen in his papers for Kings Inns Admittance.[ citation needed ] He was called to the Bar in Dublin in 1865 and shortly after was also called to the English Bar.[ citation needed ]
Callan was elected to Parliament as a Liberal, for the Borough constituency of Dundalk, in 1868. Re-elected as a Home Ruler in the 1874 general election, he was elected also for County Louth. He chose to continue sitting for the Dundalk seat. In 1880, however, he ran for the Louth constituency instead and was elected, remaining as MP until the 1885 general election. He tried, unsuccessfully, to be re-elected in 1892 and 1896. [2]
Callan died, from heart disease, at his residence in Dublin on 13 June 1902. [3]
When in 1829 Catholics were admitted to parliament, his father, Owen Callan of Ardee, had been the first Catholic Representative of County Louth since the Battle of the Boyne. Mr. Philip Callan was devoted to Butt
— F. Hugh O'Donnell, A History of the Irish Parliamentary Party Vol. 1, Longmans, Green & Co. 1910
Walter Ernest Everard Callan, son of Philip Callan MP also studied Law and attended Kings Inns in Dublin. He was called to the Bar in 1903. Walter was private secretary to the last Viceroy in Ireland and continued in the civil service, serving in Australia as Private Secretary to the Governor General. Papers to this effect can be obtained from the National Library of Australia and correspondence from and to Mr Walter Callan can be seen in Prime Minister Deakins' Papers which are also available from the National Museum of Australia. Walter Callan went on to become Senior Counsel at the Irish Bar and resided at Baggot Street, Dublin until his death.
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