John O'Keefe (Irish politician) explained

John O'Keefe
Office:Member of Parliament
for Dungarvan
Term Start:31 January 1874
Term End:10 June 1877
Predecessor:Henry Matthews
Successor:Frank Hugh O'Donnell
Birth Date:1827
Death Date:10 June 1877
Nationality:Irish
Party:Home Rule League

John O'Keefe (1827 – 10 June 1877) was an Irish Home Rule League politician.

He sat as Home Rule Member of Parliament (MP) for Dungarvan in 1874 until his death at age 49 in 1877.[1] He was expelled from the Home Rule League in February 1877 for having supported the Liberal Frederick Lehmann against the Home Rule candidate James Delahunty at the parliamentary by-election for County Waterford in January 1877.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Walker. B.M.. Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. 1978. Royal Irish Academy. Dublin. 0901714127.
  2. The Nation, 10 February 1877 p.3