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Isaac Butt Biography and Timeline

Follow Isaac Butt through 21 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Isaac Butt, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

21Distinct records
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1870–1882Years on this page

1870

Act of Union

Member of Parliament for Limerick · Limerick · Government / Liberal Party Government

Founds the Home Rule Association, to repeal the Act of Union with Ireland

Home Rule

Member of Parliament for Limerick · Limerick · Government / Liberal Party Government

Founds the Home Rule Association, to repeal the Act of Union with Ireland

Legislation

Member of Parliament for Limerick · Limerick · Government / Liberal Party Government

Founds the Home Rule Association, to repeal the Act of Union with Ireland

Act of Union

Member of Parliament for Limerick · Limerick · Politics / Home Rule Association

Founds the Home Rule Association, to repeal the Act of Union with Ireland

Home Rule Association

Member of Parliament for Limerick · Limerick · Politics / Home Rule Association

Founds the Home Rule Association, to repeal the Act of Union with Ireland

Home Rule

Member of Parliament for Limerick · Limerick · Politics / Home Rule Association

Founds the Home Rule Association, to repeal the Act of Union with Ireland

Independence of Great Britain

Member of Parliament for Limerick · Limerick · Politics / Home Rule Association

Founds the Home Rule Association, to repeal the Act of Union with Ireland

Independence of Ireland

Member of Parliament for Limerick · Limerick · Politics / Home Rule Association

Founds the Home Rule Association, to repeal the Act of Union with Ireland

Irish Home Government Campaign Organized

Member of Parliament for Limerick · Ireland · Politics / Home Rule Association

Isaac Butt advocated restoring an Irish legislature within the constitutional structure of the United Kingdom.

1873

Home Rule League

Politics / Home Rule League

The loose association re-constituted itself as a full political party, the Home Rule League

Home Rule

Politics / Home Rule League

The loose association re-constituted itself as a full political party, the Home Rule League

1874

Election

Politics / Home Rule League

In the 1874 general election, the Home Rule League wins 59 seats

Home Rule League

Politics / Home Rule League

In the 1874 general election, the Home Rule League wins 59 seats

Home Rule

Politics / Home Rule League

In the 1874 general election, the Home Rule League wins 59 seats

1882

Home Rule Association

Member of Parliament for Limerick · Politics / Home Rule Association

The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party

Home Rule Party

Member of Parliament for Limerick · Politics / Home Rule Association

The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party

Home Rule

Member of Parliament for Limerick · Politics / Home Rule Association

The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party

Irish Parliamentary Party

Member of Parliament for Limerick · Politics / Home Rule Association

The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party

Home Rule Party

Politics / Irish Parliamentary Party

The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party

Home Rule

Politics / Irish Parliamentary Party

The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party

Irish Parliamentary Party

Politics / Irish Parliamentary Party

The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party

Records, sources and methodology

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