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Alexander Martin Sullivan (Irish politician)
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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.
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.
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).
- "Alexander Martin Sullivan". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- Cork Multitext Project article on Parnell
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| Preceded by Matthew O'Reilly Dease |
Member of Parliament for County Louth 1874–1880 |
Succeeded by Alan Henry Bellingham |
| Preceded by Charles Stewart Parnell |
Member of Parliament for Meath 1880–1882 |
Succeeded by Michael Davitt |
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