Michael J. Ryan (Philadelphia politician) explained

Michael J. Ryan (1862–1943), born in Philadelphia, was city solicitor of Philadelphia. He was also the national president of the United Irish League of America, starting in 1906.^[1]

Biography

The 1919 Irish Race Convention named Ryan, Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, and Frank Patrick Walsh as members of the American Commission on Irish Independence. They attended the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 to argue unsuccessfully for recognition of the newly proclaimed Irish Republic.^[2]

Notes and References

1. News: Roosevelt To The Irish. Tells T.P. O'Connor of His Admiration for the Race . President Roosevelt to-day received T. P. O'Connor, M.P., of the Irish Home Rule Party: Michael J. Ryan of Philadelphia, the new President of the United Irish League of America, and Dr. Maurice F. Egan and William F. Downey, both of Washington. Mr. O'Connor had met the President several times before.. . October 7, 1906 . 2010-12-25 .
2. News: Ryan Reports Erin Eager For Freedom . Michael J. Ryan, who, with ex-Governor Edward F. Dunne and Frank P. Walsh, representing Irish-American societies, went abroad to plead with the Peace Conference to receive a committee appointed by the convention of the Irish Republic, returned yesterday on the French Line steamship Lorraine to report on their mission. . . June 2, 1919 . 2010-09-28 .