UK Elections Info

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Born: 2 October 1852, Mallow, Co Cork

Died: 25 February 1928

son of James O'Brien

husband of Sophie Raffalovich

Queen's College, Cork

Newspaper Reporter

25 January 1883	Mallow	Home Rule	161	64.40
7 December 1885	Southern Tyrone	Nationalist	3,435	50.39
19 July 1886	Southern Tyrone	Nationalist	3,382	49.28
16 May 1887	North Eastern Cork	Nationalist	Unopposed
6 July 1892	Cork City	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist	5,273	64.72
15 June 1895 Resignation of William O'Brien.
7 July 1892	North Eastern Cork	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist	Unopposed
1893 William O'Brien elects to sit for Cork City.
5 October 1900	Cork City	Nationalist	5,812	74.77
12 January 1904 Resignation of William O'Brien.
19 August 1904	Cork City	Nationalist	Unopposed
13 January 1906	Cork City	Nationalist	Unopposed
27 March 1909 Resignation of William O'Brien.
18 January 1910	Cork City	Independent Nationalist	4,535	47.64
28 January 1910	North Eastern Cork	Independent Nationalist	2,984	66.40
February 1910 William O'Brien elects to sit for Cork City.
6 December 1910	Cork City	Independent Nationalist	5,384	53.46
19 January 1914 Resignation of William O'Brien.
10 December 1910	Western Mayo	Independent Nationalist	1,082	21.58
15 December 1910	Eastern Cork	Independent Nationalist	1,834	36.63
18 February 1914	Cork City	Independent Nationalist	Unopposed