Letter from Mr MJ Murphy to Mr Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for Ireland, 10 November 1916

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Letter from Mr MJ Murphy to Mr Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for Ireland, 10 November 1916

1 Nov 10 th Dear Mr Birrell, May I suggest to
you that the following
two gentlemen should be
made Justices of the City
of Waterford. I have pleasure in
asking you to speak
to Mr. John Redmond
as to the sort of men they
are. Yours Faithfully M.J. Murphy 2 Garrett Cunningham Baker St Waterford Gerald Gilligan Thomas St Waterford

Letter from Mr MJ Murphy to Augustine Birrell (1850-1933), chief secretary for Ireland, suggesting two gentlemen for appointment to the Commission of the Peace for Waterford city.Augustine Birrell served as the chief secretary of Ireland from 1907 to 1916. Birrell was a liberal politician praised for his reforms of the Irish education system. The Easter Rising caught him unawares and, occupied in London, there was little he could do. A later inquiry into the Rising held Birrell chiefly responsible for the events that occurred. Birrell offered his resignation on 1 May 1916.

MJ Murphy
Augustine Birrell
1915-11-10
Industry and Public Administration Politics

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__1138.html)