William Lundon (1839 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish

nationalist Nationalism is an idea or movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the State (polity), state. As a movement, it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation,Anthony D. Smith, Smith, A ...

politician and MP in the

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of the

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and as member of the

Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP; commonly called the Irish Party or the Home Rule Party) was formed in 1874 by Isaac Butt, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nati ...

represented East Limerick when elected to the 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1900 general election and re-elected to the 28th Parliament at the

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. Lundon, who was a professor of languages and teacher of classics, supported the Irish independent movement. He was a member of the

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and following the 1867

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, was imprisoned for two years under the ''Acts to Suspend the Rights of Habeas Corpus 1866''. He also served a short prison sentence in 1889 for coercion during a period of protest in Ireland referred to as the ''

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''. During his time in the House of Commons he was described as a kindly figure and popular with his colleagues. He died in office in March 1909, and the by-election for his seat was won by his son

Thomas Lundon Thomas Lundon (21 June 1883 – 28 October 1951) was an Irish nationalist politician and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was first elected as the Irish Parliamentary Party ...

. His great grand nephew, is the first member of the family in Ireland since to enter the political affray after Thomas and is an active member of

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based in the Tuam area of Galway East
Stiofán de Lundres Ó Dálaigh
Another great grand nephew is

Tony Lundon Anthony William James Lundon (born 13 April 1979) is an Irish singer, producer and director, formerly a TV presenter with RTE (2007-2009), a vocalist and songwriter with chart act Liberty X (2001-2007), and lead dancer with Lord of the Dance (19 ...

. A monument commemorating him stands in the grounds of Kilteely graveyard, which is situated in

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* Irish Parliamentary Party MPs 1839 births 1909 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Limerick constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1906–1910 {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub