He was alleged to have been offered an Earldom if he would support the Union of Ireland with Great Britain but refused the honour.
He was a founding member of the UCD branch of the Workers' Union of Ireland.
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He was a member of the Stonecutters' Union of Ireland and served as the president of the Irish Trade Union Congress in 1920.
In the same year, he joined the staff of the Workers' Union of Ireland.
The current design dates from a Royal Proclamation following the Union of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.
It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland, from 1692 until the Union of Ireland and Great Britain on 1 January 1801.
He quickly became a branch secretary in the Workers' Union of Ireland.
It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.
This was the second general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.