Member of Parliament from Ireland 1881-1918 principal lieutenant of Charles Parnell. Started Home Rule Bill ran party after Parnell died. in 1910 after two general elections H.H. Asquith and the Liberals needed Irish support to secure the Parliament Act of 1911 Redmond's support was won in return for the (third) Home Rule Bill introduced in 1912. In 1914 he secured Home Rule. Had his National Volunteers support England in World War One over 50,000 Volunteers went to war. During the Irish Convention to resolve the problem of Home Rule he died in March 1918 later that year his party was defeated at the polls by Sinn Fein. His seat was then taken by his son Willian Archer Redmond.
Member of Parliament from Ireland 1881-1918 principal lieutenant of Charles Parnell. Started Home Rule Bill ran party after Parnell died. in 1910 after two general elections H.H. Asquith and the Liberals needed Irish support to secure the Parliament Act of 1911 Redmond's support was won in return for the (third) Home Rule Bill introduced in 1912. In 1914 he secured Home Rule. Had his National Volunteers support England in World War One over 50,000 Volunteers went to war. During the Irish Convention to resolve the problem of Home Rule he died in March 1918 later that year his party was defeated at the polls by Sinn Fein. His seat was then taken by his son Willian Archer Redmond.
Inscription
Here lie the remains of
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JOHN EDWARD REDMOND, M.P.
(M.P. for Boro' of New Ross 1881-5.
North Wexford 1885-1891.
Waterford City 1891-1918.)
and Chairman of the
Irish Parliamentary Party
until his death,
which occurred on March 6th 1918,
aged 61 years.
Also his son
CAPt. WILLIAM ARCHER REDMOND, D.S.O., T.D.
M.P. for East Tyrone 1910-1918,
for Waterford City and County, 1918
till his death.
Died at Waterford April 17th 1932
aged 45 years.
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