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Timothy Daniel Sullivan

Timothy Daniel Sullivan
MP
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Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
1886–1888
Preceded by John O'Connor
Succeeded by Thomas Sexton
Member of Parliament
for Westmeath
In office
1880–1885
Preceded by Patrick James Smyth
Lord Robert Montagu
Succeeded by Constituency divided
Member of Parliament
for Dublin College Green
In office
1885–1892
Preceded by New constituency
Succeeded by Joseph Edward Kenny
Member of Parliament
for West Donegal
In office
1892–1900
Preceded by James Joseph Dalton
Succeeded by James Boyle
Personal details
Born May 29, 1827
Bantry, County Cork
Died March 14, 1914(1914-03-14) (aged 86)
Nationality Irish
Political party Irish Parliamentary Party
Irish National Federation

Timothy Daniel Sullivan (29 May 1827 – 31 March 1914) was an Irish nationalist, journalist, politician and poet who wrote the Irish national hymn "God Save Ireland", in 1867. He was born at Bantry, County Cork.

Sullivan was a member of the Home Rule League, supporting Charles Stewart Parnell in the 1880 general election, being "convinced that without self-government there could never be peace, prosperity or contentment in Ireland". He joined the Irish Parliamentary Party when it was established in 1882. When the party split in 1891 he became an Anti-Parnellite until the Nationalist factions were reunited in 1900.

Sullivan represented a number of constituencies in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was elected from Westmeath in 1880 and served until 1885. He then became the first MP from Dublin College Green until he was defeated by a Pro-Parnellite in the 1892 general election. Four days later he was returned unopposed for West Donegal which he represented until he retired in 1900.

He was Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1886 and 1887.

He owned and edited a number of publications (The Nation, Dublin Weekly News and Young Ireland). In December 1887 he published reports of meetings by the National League. As a result, he was convicted and imprisoned for two months under the Crimes Act.


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