James Boyle (Irish Parliamentary Party politician) explained

James Boyle (1863 – 1 December 1936)[1] [2] was a solicitor and Irish Nationalist politician from Stranorlar in County Donegal, who served briefly in the United Kingdom House of Commons as a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party at the start of the 20th century.

Boyle was a delegate to the Irish Race Convention held in Dublin in September 1896,[3] and at the general election in October 1900 he was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament for West Donegal.[4] He told the Irish Party's leader John Redmond in March 1902 of his intention to resign his seat,[5] and he formally resigned from the Commons on 10 April.[6]

A coroner before his election to Parliament,[7] he was listed in the 1901 edition of Who's Who as being over 200 years old (and therefore having lived in for centuries).[8] Boyle died in 1936, aged 73, and was buried in the family burial grounds at Dungloe after requiem mass in Stranorlar. The mourners at his funeral included his widow and two daughters.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Hansard 1803–2005: James Boyle
  2. Web site: Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "D", part 2 . Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages . 19 December 2009 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011182617/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Dcommons2.htm . 11 October 2017 .
  3. Web site: Proceedings of the Irish Race Convention which met in Dublin the first three days of Sept, 1896. 1896. Printed for the Irish National Federation, by Sealy, Bryers & Walker. 19 December 2009. Dublin.
  4. Book: Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1801–1922 . Brian M. Walker . Royal Irish Academy . Dublin . 1978 . 0-901714-12-7 . 159.
  5. News: Another Irish vacancy . 18 March 1902 . The Irish Times digital archive (subscription required) . 5 . 19 December 2009 . It is understood that resignation of Mr. James Boyle, member for West Donegal, is in Mr Redmond's hands.
  6. Web site: Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850 . Department of Information Services . . 9 June 2009 . 30 November 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110206041753/http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04731.pdf . 6 February 2011 .
  7. News: Soldier shot by a comrade at Ballyshannon . 17 July 1900 . The Irish Times digital archive (subscription required) . 6 . 19 December 2009 . The coroner, Mr. James Boyle, solicitor, Starnaorlar, was communicated with, and an inquest will be held.
  8. News: Passing events . 16 January 1901 . The Irish Times digital archive (subscription required) . 6 . 19 December 2009 .
  9. News: Funeral of Mr James Boyle . 26 December 1936 . The Irish Times digital archive (subscription required) . 11 . 19 December 2009 .

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