Alexander Martin Sullivan (15 May 1829 - 17 October 1884) was an Irish politician, lawyer and journalist from Bantry, County Cork, son of Daniel and Ann Sullivan, brother to Timothy Daniel Sullivan, one time mayor of Dublin. is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... A lawyer, according to Blacks Law Dictionary, is a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Cork Code: C (CK proposed) Area: 7,457 km² Population (2006) 480,909 (including City of Cork); 361,766 (without Cork City) Website: www. ...

Entering into journalism in 1850, Sullivan became assistant-editor of the The Nation in 1855, and subsequently editor and proprietor. From 1861 to 1884, in conjunction with his elder brother, T. D. Sullivan, he made The Nation one of the most potent factors in the cause Irish Nationalism, and also issued the Weekly News and Zozimus. In 1874 he was elected MP for Louth, and subsequently for Meath. Called to the Irish bar in 1876, he was made Q.C. in 1881. The Nation was an Irish nationalist newspaper, published in the 19th century, co-founded by Thomas Davis and Charles Gavan Duffy, its first editor. ... Timothy Daniel Sullivan (1827-1914) wrote the Irish national hymn God Save Ireland, in 1867. ... Irish nationalism refers to political movements that desire greater autonomy or the independence of Ireland from Great Britain. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament 1801-1885 and one in 1918-1922. ... A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament. ... // Artists impression of an English barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions which employ a split profession (as opposed to a fused profession) in relation to legal representation. ... Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by Letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of...

As a member of the Dublin Corporation he secured a magnificent site for the Grattan Monument, towards which he donated £400, the amount of a subscription by his admirers while he was undergoing imprisonment for a political offence in 1868. This monument was formally unveiled in January 1876. Between the years 1878 and 1882 he was engaged in many notable trials. His last great case was on 30 November 1883 when he was colleague of Lord Russell in the defence of Patrick O'Donnell for the murder of James Carey, an informer. He was buried at Glasnevin Cemetery. In addition to his labours Alexander Sullivan was a great temperance reformer. He also wrote two notable books, The Story of Ireland and New Ireland and contributed many sketches (including some verse) to Irish Penny Readings (1879-1885). Dublin Corporation is the former name given to the city government and its administrative organisation in Dublin between the twelfth century and 1 January 2002. ... Henry Grattan (July 3, 1746 - June 6, 1820) was a member of the Irish House of Commons and a campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century. ... November 30 is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, GCMG (November 10, 1832 - August 10, 1900) was a British statesman of the 19th century. ... James Carey (born c. ... Glasnevin Cemetery The round tower (centre) stands over the tomb of Daniel OConnell Glasnevin gravestones Glasnevin Cemetery, also known as Prospect Cemetery, is the main Catholic cemetery in Dublin, the capital of Ireland. ...

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• New Advent Article

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• Cork Multitext Project article on Parnell

[[Category:Burials in Glasnevin Cemetery] Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons The Right Honourable Michael Martin MP Lord Speaker Hélène Hayman, Baroness Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups (as of May 5, 2005 elections) Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament 1801-1885 and one in 1918-1922. ... The 1874 UK general election ended with the Liberals, led by William Gladstone, winning a majority of the votes cast, but Benjamin Disraelis Conservatives winning the majority of seats in the House of Commons, largely because they won a number of uncontested seats. ... The UK general election of 1880 was a general election in the United Kingdom held on the 18 April 1880. ... Sir Alan Henry Bellingham, 4th Baronet commonly known as Henry Bellingham (23 August 1846 – 9 June 1921) was a British politician and Barrister-at-Law. ... Charles Stewart Parnell, the uncrowned King of Ireland Charles Stewart Parnell[1] (27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) was an Irish political leader and one of the most important figures in 19th century Ireland and the United Kingdom; William Ewart Gladstone described him as the most remarkable person he had... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament. ... The UK general election of 1880 was a general election in the United Kingdom held on the 18 April 1880. ... Michael Davitt c. ...