Edward Mitchell (Irish politician)

For other people named Edward Mitchell, see Edward Mitchell (disambiguation).

Edward Mitchell (1859–1921)[1] was an Irish Russellite Unionist politician.

He defeated James Craig[2] to be elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Fermanagh at a by-election on 20 March 1903 after the resignation of the Unionist MP Edward Archdale.[3]

At the next general election, in January 1906 the Russellites did not manage to hold their early by-election gains. They won one new seat, but lost to mainstream Unionists both of the seats gained at by-elections, including Mitchell's. He did not stand again.[4]

  1. ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "F"". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ D. George Boyce, ‘Craig, James, first Viscount Craigavon (1871–1940)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2011
  3. ^ Brian M. Walker, ed. (1978). Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 164. ISBN 0-901714-12-7.
  4. ^ Walker, op. cit., page 167