John Phillips (1839 or 1840 – 2 April 1917)Census of Ireland 1911
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'', 4 April 1917 was an Irish politician who served as the

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Member of Parliament for South Longford. Phillips was born in

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, and worked as a farmer there. In his youth, he played a prominent role in the Fenian movement in Longford, but later devoted his energies to the constitutional

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. He was co-opted to Longford County Council on its establishment in 1899, and was its chairman from 1902 until his death. He was elected as MP for South Longford in 1907. Following a prolonged illness, John Phillips died at his residence in

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on 2 April 1917 at the age of 77.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, John 1917 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Longford constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 Irish Parliamentary Party MPs Year of birth uncertain Politicians from County Longford