Friday, 11 April 2014
474 Joseph McKenna
Constituency : Youghal 1865-8, 1874-85 , South Monaghan ( Home Rule League )
Joseph ousted Isaac Butt at Youghal.
Joseph was a Catholic barrister educated at Trinity College. He was also chairman of the National Bank of Ireland and very wealthy. He was largely responsible for the high risk ventures and excessive salaries which almost collapsed the bank in the 1860s and was eventually sacked in 1869.
Joseph was knighted in 1867.
Joseph was in turn ousted by Christopher Weguelin in 1868 and didn't contest the by-election when the latter was ousted on petition.
Ironically Joseph became a leading ally of Butt whilst out of Parliament. He wrote pamphlets and made speeches on the over-taxation of Ireland. He moved one of the resolutions at the founding conference of the Home Rule League in 1873. He regained Youghal as a Home Ruler in 1874.
Joseph took part in the parliamentary obstruction in the 1870s but in 1880 voted for William Shaw rather than Parnell as leader. When Youghal was abolished he moved to South Monaghan. In 1890 he supported Parnell when the Irish party split.
Joseph retired at the 1892 election.
He died in 1906 aged 87.
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