About John Greene
Lived 1807 – 1883 (aged 75–76). John Greene was a politician.
John Greene (died 16 June 1883) was an Irish landowner and politician from County Kilkenny.
At the 1847 general election, Greene was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons in Westminster as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for the County Kilkenny constituency. He was re-elected at the next three general elections, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1865 general election by George Leopold Bryan. He was first elected as Repeal Association candidate, and thereafter as a Liberal Independent (1852), a member of the Independent Irish Party in 1857, and as a Liberal in 1859 and at his defeat in 1865.
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Who was John Greene?
Irish politician in the United Kingdom House of Commons
When was John Greene born?
John Greene was born in 1807.
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John Greene died on 16 June 1883.
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John Greene was a politician.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Greene (Kilkenny MP)
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