Thursday, 27 February 2014
433 Nicholas Murphy
Constituency : Cork City 1865-74, 1874-80 ( Home Rule League )
Cork saw its second by-election of the Parliament when Francis Lyons resigned and Nicholas came in to replace him in February 1865.
Nicholas spoke frequently on Irish matters.
Nicholas was unopposed in 1865 and came out on top in 1868. In 1874 he stood for the Home Rule League and won again; there was no Liberal candidate.
In 1880 Nicholas stood as a Liberal, losing out to Parnell himself.
He died in 1890 aged 79.
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