About James Gibney
Lived 1847 – 1908 (aged 60). James Gibney was a British politician.
James Gibney (14 December 1847 – 25 May 1908) was an Irish Nationalist politician. An Anti-Parnellite, he was an Irish National Federation Member of Parliament (MP) for North Meath from 1893 to 1900.
He was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons at a by-election on 21 February 1893, after the result of the 1892 general election in North Meath was overturned on petition at the next general election, in 1895, Gibney was re-elected with a narrow majority over the Parnellite candidate John Sweetman. At the 1900 general election, when the Irish Parliamentary Party reunited after its 9-year split, Gibney stood as a Healyite Nationalist and lost seat to the Irish Parliamentary Party candidate Patrick White. Gibney was also a justice of the peace for County Meath.
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Who was James Gibney?
Anglo-Irish politician (1847-1908)
When was James Gibney born?
James Gibney was born on 14 December 1847 in Oldcastle.
When did James Gibney die?
James Gibney died on 25 May 1908.
What was James Gibney's occupation?
James Gibney was a politician.
What nationality was James Gibney?
James Gibney was British.
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