John Redmond
John Edward Redmond (1 September 1856 – 6 March 1918) was an Irish nationalist politician, barrister, MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party from 1900 to 1918. He was a moderate, constitutional and conciliatory politician who attained the twin dominant objectives of his political life, party unity and finally in September 1914 achieving Irish Home Rule under an Act which granted an interim form of self-government to Ireland. Unfortunately for Redmond, implementation of the Act was suspended by the intervention of World War I, and ultimately made untenable after the Conscription Crisis of 1918.
He was the elder brother of Willie Redmond and father of William Archer Redmond, both of whom were to serve as MPs in his party.
Read more about John Redmond: Family Influences and Background, Education and Early Career, Political Profession and Marriage, Leader of The Parnellite Party, Home Rule and The Liberals, Home Rule Enacted, European Conflict Intervenes, Nationalists Split, Easter Rising and Aftermath, Defeat and Decease, Party's Demise, Legacy and Personal Vision
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