Letter from Henry J. Walker to the Lord Lieutenant, 30 June, 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Henry J. Walker

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A letter from Henry J Walker to the Lord Lieutenant, Lord Wimborne (1873-1939). Walker writes as a candidate for the position of Clerk of Crown and Peace for Co. Westmeath. Further to his application he encloses two testimonial letters from J.P. Hayden (1863–1954) and Alexander Major Kelly, the Dean of Elphin.Ivor Churchill Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne was appointed the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1915. Guest worked closely alongside Sir Matthew Nathan (1862-1939) in the administration of Ireland. Following the suppression of the Rising, Guest, under pressure, was forced to resign as Lord Lieutenant. A later inquiry into the Rising exonerated Guest and held Augustine Birrell (1850-1933) chiefly responsible for the events that occurred. Guest would continue to serve as Lord Lieutenant until 1918.

 National Archives of Ireland Chief Secretary's Office Registered Papers, CSO RP/1916/5615/11171 https://letters1916.ie/item/476 English Henry J. Walker 1916-06-30 Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. Male Industry and Public Administration Industry and Public Administration

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 Henry J. Walker, B.A. Solicitor Athlone, 30 day of June 1916 To his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant (or the Lords Justices) May it please your Excellency Referring to my letter of application for the Clerkship of Crown & Peace for County Westmeath I now enclose letters from 1. Right Rev Mgr Kelly DD Athlone (Dean of Elphin) 2. J. P. Hayden Esq MP. I have the honour to be Your Excellency's most obedient servant Henry J. Walker Ref. Please annex the separate file of application C. W. S. 17—vii—16 29/6/16. My Dear Harry, Of course you are aware that I have always strictly adhered to the resolution of the Irish Party in reference to official appointments. I have not interfered on behalf of any candidate for any position in the past and I am not doing so on this occasion. However, this does not prevent me from expressing the opinion that you are admirable qualified and that you would give satisfaction to all concerned in the discharge of the duties of Clerk of Crown & Peace for Westmeath. Yours sincerely, John P. Hayden C.M.S. Henry J. Walker Esq., Solr., Athlone. St. Peter's Athlone 23 rd June, 1916 I have known Mr. Henry J Walker Sol'r from his boyhood. I am glad to give him the highest character as an upright and conscientious young man. He has been highly distinguished in the examinations of the Intermediate Educa — tion Board of Ireland. He is a man of culiva —red taste and literary accomplishments. I strongly recommend him for the position he seeks in the legal profession. Fr J Kelly, D.D. V.G Dean of Elphin Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. Letter from Max S. Green to Sir Matthew Nathan, 6 May 1916Letter from Blake & Kenny to Sir Matthew Nathan, 29 April 1916Letter from H.S. Hunter to Sir Matthew Nathan, 26 April 1916Letter from John Robert O'Brien to Sir Robert Chalmers, 15 May 1916Letter from C.H. Hunter to Sir Robert Chalmers, 6 June 1916.Letter from John Condon to The Under Secretary, 17 June, 1916Letter from Valentine Dunn to Robert Chalmers Esq., 19 June, 1916Letter from Thomas M. Gerrard to the Under Secretary of State for Ireland, 19 June, 1916Letter from John J. Ham to the Under-Secretary, 19 June 1916Letter from Dermot MacDermot to Edward O'Farrell, 19 June 1916.Letter from Dermot MacDermot to Edward O'Farrell, 21 June 1916Letter from George F. Montgomery to the Under-Secretary, 20 June 1916Letter from Robert Elder to the Under Secretary, 30 June, 1916Letter from Henry J. Walker to the Lord Lieutenant, 30 June, 1916Letter from Thomas Bodkin and Arnold F. Graves to the Under Secretary, 1 August, 1916Letter from W. P. Henry to L. T. Silvester, 4 August, 1916Letter from the Secretary, Office of the Chief Commissioner of Police, to Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, 26 October 1916Letter from Philip C. P. MacDermot to Sir Henry Arthur Wynne, 11 May 1916Letter from Jasper Travers Wolfe to Sir Robert Chalmers, 15 May 1916Letter from Eugene Callanan to Sir Robert Chalmers, 5 June 1916Circular letter from Edward O'Farrell to Crown and Sessional Crown Solicitors, 20 June 1916Letter to the Chief Secretary of Ireland, 9 June 1916Letter from George M. Marshall to Sir Robert Chalmers, 8 June 1916Letter from J. Houlihan to Sir Robert Chalmers, 8 June 1916Letter from William John Kingston to Sir Robert Chalmers, 8 June 1916.Letter from Ernest G. Moggridge to the Under-Secretary, Dublin Castle, 9 June 1916Letter from John Condon to the Under-Secretary, 23 June 1916Letter to the Chairman of the General Prisons Board, 3 June 1916Letter from Dublin Castle to Rev. James Moody, 2 June 1916Letter from Humphrey Pearson to Robert Chalmers, 21 June 1916 Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland. Letter from Robert Elder to the Under Secretary, 30 June, 1916Letter from Henry J. Walker to the Lord Lieutenant, 30 June, 1916 Henry J. Walker Letter from Henry J. Walker to the Lord Lieutenant, 30 June, 1916