Patrick James Smyth
Patrick James Smyth | |
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Patrick James Smyth, c. 1880s | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1871–1880 | |
| Preceded by | William Pollard-Urquhart and Algernon Greville |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Daniel Sullivan and Henry Joseph Gill |
| Constituency | Westmeath |
| In office 1885 – January 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Moore and Edmund Dwyer Gray |
| Succeeded by | John O'Connor and Thomas Mayne |
| Constituency | Tipperary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1823/1826 Waterford, Ireland |
| Died | 12 January 1885 15 Belgrave Square East, Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | Glasnevin cemetery, Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Home Government Association Home Rule League Irish Parliamentary Party |
| Awards | Legion of Honour (Chevalier) |
Patrick James Smyth (Irish name O'Gowan or Mac Gabhainn; 1823/1826 – 12 January 1885), also known as Nicaragua Smyth, was an Irish politician and journalist. A Young Irelander in 1848, and subsequently a journalist in American exile, from 1871 he was an Irish Home Rule Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Westmeath and from 1880 for Tipperary.