Patrick Hannon
Irish-born politician, industralist and agriculturist
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Sir Patrick Joseph Henry Hannon FRGS FRSA (1874 - 10 January 1963) was an Irish-born Conservative and Unionist Party politician, industrialist and agriculturalist. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Moseley from 1921 to 1950 and was active in the British Commonwealth Union. Born in Taverane, Cloonloo near Kilfree Junction, County Sligo in 1874. Hannon was the eldest son of farmer Matthew Hannon of Kilfree.
Patrick Hannon | |
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Hannon in 1926 | |
| Member of Parliament for Birmingham Moseley | |
| In office 4 March 1921—1950 | |
| Preceded by | Hallewell Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1874 Taverane, County Sligo, Ireland |
| Died | 10 January 1963 (aged 88–89) London, England |
| Party | Unionist |
| Spouse | Mary Wynne |
| Education | Royal University of Ireland |
Education and early work
Hannon studied at the Royal University of Ireland.
Hannon worked in agriculture from 1896 to 1904, in particular as an officer of the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society. He worked from 1896 to 1904 in the fledgling Irish Cooperative Movement, traveling the country setting up local creameries. From 1901 to 1904 Hannon was Director of the Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society. On graduation, his first job was with the Irish Agricultural Organisational Society. He then joined the Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society – later to become Greencore and later still part of the giant food group today named Aryzta. From 1902 to 1907 he visited the United States and Canada on behalf of the Irish Industrial Movement. From 1907 to 1909 he was Director of Agricultural Organisation to the government of Cape Colony and a Justice of the Peace. He married Mary, daughter of Thomas J Wynne of Castlebar.
Politics
In 1910, after time spent in South Africa, Sir Patrick moved to England. Hannon contested Bristol East in 1910 as a Unionist. In the period 1910 to 1914, he was an officer of the Tariff Reform League. He was first elected as a Coalition Unionist in a by-election on 4 March 1921 and entered the House of Commons on 4 March 1921, serving Moseley for almost thirty years. He was also president of the Ideal Benefit Society.
He was first elected as a Coalition Unionist in a by-election on 4 March 1921 and served until the 1950 United Kingdom general election. He then moved to the House of Lords as Sir Patrick Hannon. In 1925/6 he was President of the Birmingham Branch of the British Fascists.[citation needed]