Edmund Leamy
Edmund Leamy | |
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Leamy, c. 1880s | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1880–1885 | |
| Preceded by | Purcell O'Gorman and Richard Power |
| Succeeded by | Richard Power |
| Constituency | Waterford City |
| In office 1885–1887 | |
| Preceded by | New Constituency |
| Succeeded by | William O'Brien |
| Constituency | North East Cork |
| In office 1888–1892 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Joseph Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Curran |
| Constituency | South Sligo |
| In office 1900–1904 | |
| Preceded by | Charles John Engledow |
| Succeeded by | John O'Connor |
| Constituency | North Kildare |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1848 Waterford, Ireland |
| Died | 10 December 1904 (aged 55–56) Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France |
| Resting place | Waterford, Ireland |
| Political party | Irish Parliamentary Party |
Edmund Leamy (1848 – 10 December 1904) was an Irish journalist, barrister, author of fairy tales, and nationalist politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party. A leading supporter of Charles Stewart Parnell, he represented various Irish seats for much of the period from 1880 until his death in 1904.