Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-24

iFuSIdtlOn III IdIldlneHt uuIlIlS inc years
of the great famine. He was born on
January 26, 1874, and was therefore only
twenty-six years of age when he was
chosen for the position of High Sheriff
of Kilkenny City in 1870. Afterward he
was elected Alderman, and in 1884 he
presided over the municipal destinies of
the city in which his lot has been cast.
Four years previously he was elected to
Parliament unopposed, of course on
popular programme, which included
home rule, land reform, etc. He retired
from Parliamentary life in 1886. For
several years he was the Chairman of the
Justice of the Peace both for the city and
county.
Conor O'Kelly, the brilliant young
Chairman of the Mayo County Council,
is one of the new men, and is the young
est Chairman of a Council in Ireland,
having only just passed his twenty-fifth
year. O'Kelly is an ardent Nationalist.
He was Parnellte, and who has not re-
canted his opinions by any means, has
been foremost figure in the United Irish
League movement ever since that organ
ization was founded.
Another County Councillor who has
relinquished Parliamentary honors is P.
]. Kennedy, who presides over the NUM-
cipal representatives of Royal Meath.
Kennedy, who is the son of the late
Bryan Kennedy of Rathcon House, En-
field, County Meath, was born in Decem-
ber 1864. He was educated at St. Vim
cents College, Castlemock. AS a lamb
owner in the County of Tara, he was
chosen as Justice of the Peace, and at the
general election of 1892 he was returned
for North Kildare. He retired i'll 1895.
Kennedy has had some administrative
experience. He is one of the Governors
of the Mullingar District Lunatic Asy-
lum, and for some years has been Honor
able Secretary to the Meath Catholic
Committee for the administration of the
Charlton Charity.
Sir Henry Hervey Bruce, p. c., who
pISSluSS ONSi tuS bCii1 NOuhSii 10 OhS
of the six Unionist Chairmen elected in
Ireland. He is the third Baronet of his
race, and was born in 1920, so that he is
one of the oldest of our public men, and,
of course, he has been pretty closely
identified with public life in the North
for two generations. Sir Hervey Bruce, as
he is generally called in Ulster, succeeded
his father in 1886. In 1916 he was High
Sheriff, and for more than half century
he has been the Lord Lieutenant of his
county. In 1913, and again in 1916, he
unsuccessfully contested Coleraine for a
seat in Parliament, but he succeeded in
1862, and held his place until 1874, when
he was defeated. He also unsuccessfully
contested Derry City in 1857, so that
he has had long, varied and active ex-
perience of public life. He is stanch
Tory, but popular man.
Howard, Chairman of the Cork Coun.
ty Council, is fine, sturdy specimen OF
the Irishman in the prime of life. He
holds an extensive farm at Lehenagh,
some few miles from the Rebel City, and
is interested in other enterprises. At the
time of the Land League he entered into
public life, and took an active part in
that and the subsequent agitations. Fol
many years he has been one of the most
active members of the Cork Board ol
Guardians.
Thomas B. Mitchell, Chairman of the
Limerick County Council, is anotheI
staunch Nationalist and experienced mar
of affairs. Mitchell was born at Bally
bricken, County Limerick, in 1858, anC
was educated at St. Patrick's College
Thurles. When the Land League agita
ton wakened up the young men of Ire
land, Mitchell threw himself into tn
fight, and soon become President of tn
local branch of the organization. During
the past fifteen years he was again AM
again elected to the Vice Chairmanshi
of the Limerick Union. Mitchell wa
one of the originators of the unity move
ment in Limerick
Thomas Power, the Chairman of tn
Waterford County Council-all the Pow
ers come from Waterford-has an exec
lent record as a local public man. Durin
the past fourteen years he has bee
prominently connected with all the locs
boards in his own town of Dungarvar
For two consecutive years he preside
over the Town Board, and then b
initiated and carried to completion
scheme for the erection of artisans dwell
ings, and carrying out other needle
sanitary improvements. Power has a
ways taken a keen interest in ever
$ movement having the welfare of I'll
E working classes for its object. He s.
cured the adoption of the Tanner acre
$ amendment to the laborers act by I'll
l Guardians, and many other useful r.
|. forms may be traced to his zeal and il
l fiuence. AS a Nationalist his record
: highly creditable. He supported the Of
National League, he was one of the del
! gates to the Irish Race Convention
Dublin some years ago, and now he is
e member of the Munster Unity Commi
l tee.
S St. John Henry Donovan. who pr
: sides over the historic and romant
n Kingdom Kerry, is the son of the lal
Sir Henry Donovan. He was born
Z the town of Tralee in October. 1893. an