Arthur Lynch (politician)
Australian/Irish engineer and writer, 1861–1934 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arthur Alfred Lynch (16 October 1861 – 25 March 1934) was an Irish Australian civil engineer, physician, journalist, author, soldier, anti-imperialist and polymath. He served as MP in the UK House of Commons as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party, representing Galway Borough from 1901 to 1902, and later West Clare from 1909 to 1918. Lynch fought on the Boer side during the Boer War in South Africa, for which he was sentenced to death but later pardoned. He supported the British war effort in the First World War, raising his own Irish battalion in Munster towards the end of the war.[citation needed]
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Arthur Lynch | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 1901–1903 | |
Constituency | Galway Borough |
In office 1909 – December 1918 | |
Constituency | West Clare |
Personal details | |
Born | (1861-10-16)16 October 1861 Smythesdale near Ballarat, Victoria, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 25 March 1934(1934-03-25) (aged 72) Haverstock Hill, London, United Kingdom |
Political party | Irish Parliamentary Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Boer Republics |
Unit | Second Irish Brigade |
Battles/wars | |
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