biography
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Redmond, John (Edward)
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| lived:
| (1856–1918)
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| biography:
| Irish politician, born in Dublin, Ireland. He was called to the bar in 1886, and entered parliament in 1881. A champion of Home Rule, he became chairman of the Nationalist Party in 1900. He declined a seat in Asquith's coalition ministry (1915), but supported the War. He deplored the Irish rebellion, and opposed Sinn Féin. |
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