Joseph Devlin MP (1871 - 1934)

Born 13 Feb 1871 in Hamill Street, Lower Falls, Belfast, County Down, Ireland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 18 Jan 1934 at age 62 in Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Joe Devlin MP is Notable.

• Joseph was born in 1871.^[1]

• the fifth child of Charles Devlin (died 1906) and his wife Eliza King (died 1902)
• Irish journalist and politician
• From 1901census - children of Charles and Eliza - Teresa 22 - Catherine 20 - John 40 - Joseph 28 - Patrick 26^[2][3]
• Devlinite^[4], a political movement backing Devlin
• 1902 Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP)^[5] Member of Parliament for Kilkenny North
• From 1929 until his death, Joe Devlin was the Northern Ireland MP for Fermanagh and Tyrone
• He passed away in 1934. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYBH-BJD : 4 December 2014), BIRTHS entry for Joseph Devlin; citing Belfast, 1871, vol. 6, p. 425, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,048.
2. ↑ 1901 Census from Ancestry
3. ↑ 1901 Census National Archives
4. ↑ Without a dogs chance ,The Devlinite Irish news by James a Cousins 2008
5. ↑ Irish Parliamentary Party Wikipedia
6. ↑ [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Devlin&GSfn=Joseph&GSby=1871&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1934&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=20126960&df=all& Find a grave Memorial# 20126960 Milltown Cemetery Belfast County Antrim, Northern Ireland]

Also see:

• INTERNET ARCIVE Works by or about Joe Devlin
• Wikipedia
• The Making of a Minority Political Developments in Derry and the North 1912-25 by Colm Fox (1997)
• Thom's Irish Who's Who/Devlin, Joseph