T. P. O'Connor | |
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Father of the House of Commons | |
In office 14 December 1918 – 18 November 1929 | |
Speaker | |
Preceded by | Thomas Burt |
Succeeded by | David Lloyd George |
Member of Parliament for Liverpool Scotland | |
In office 18 December 1885 – 18 November 1929 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | David Logan |
Member of Parliament for Galway Borough | |
In office 27 April 1880 – 18 December 1885 Serving with John Orrell Lever | |
Preceded by | George Morris Michael Francis Ward |
Succeeded by | William Henry O'Shea |
Personal details | |
Born | Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland | 5 October 1848
Died | 18 November 1929 London, England | (aged 81)
Resting place | St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green, London |
Political party |
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Spouse |
Elizabeth Paschal (m. 1885) |
Alma mater | Queen's College Galway |
Thomas Power O'Connor, PC (5 October 1848 – 18 November 1929), known as T. P. O'Connor and occasionally as Tay Pay (mimicking his own pronunciation of the initials T. P.), was an Irish nationalist politician and journalist who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for nearly fifty years.