John Boland (Irish nationalist politician)

John Pius Boland
Member of Parliament
for South Kerry
In office
October 1900 – December 1918
Preceded byThomas Joseph Farrell
Succeeded byFionán Lynch
Personal details
Born(1870-09-16)16 September 1870
Dublin, Ireland
Died17 March 1958(1958-03-17) (aged 87)
London, England
Political partyIrish Parliamentary Party
SpouseEileen Moloney (1876–1937)
Children1 son, 5 daughters, including Honor and Bridget Boland
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician and Tennis Player
John Boland
Medal record
Olympic Games
Men's tennis
Representing United Kingdom
Gold medal – first place 1896 Athens Singles
Representing a Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1896 Athens Doubles
Boland (right) at the 1896 Olympics tennis men's doubles final

John Mary Pius Boland (16 September 1870 – 17 March 1958) was an Irish Nationalist politician, and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party for South Kerry from 1900 to 1918. He was also noteworthy as a gold medallist tennis player at the first modern Olympics.[1]

  1. ^ "John Boland". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.