Constance de Markievicz

Countess Constance Georgine de Markievicz

Rush ID: 3701

Details

Born:
4 February 1868
Died:
15 July 1927
Birth place:
Ireland
Gender:
Female
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Aristocratic connections:
true
Formative occupation:
Private income
Election occupation:
Private income
Parentage:
Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Bart
Notes:
First woman to win a Parliamentary election, December 1918.
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
3
Education level:
Privately educated

References

Rush ID:
3701
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q195768
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. DE MARKIEVICZ, Countess Constance (1868-1927)
  2. GORE-BOOTH, Constance (1868-1927) **

Alternative names

  1. Constance (Constance Georgine) Gore-Booth (Family Name)

Constituencies

  1. Dublin St Patrick's

    Party: Sinn Fein
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election: 14 December 1918
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1922
    Date of exit: 15 November 1922
    Party: Sinn Fein
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: Regional
    Notes: Did not take seat.

Other parliaments

  1. Irish Parliament (Dail)

    Member

    -1927

Schools

  1. Private tuition

Marriages

  1. de Markievicz, Count Casimir

    Year: 1900

  2. (Name unknown), unknown

    Year: 1900

Parties

  1. Sinn Féin Member