Walter Long

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Walter Long was a prominent British Conservative politician and staunch unionist leader known for his opposition to Irish Home Rule in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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instanceOf British politician
Conservative Party (UK) politician
human
activeInPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
affiliation Unionist movement in Ireland
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
describedAs prominent British Conservative politician
staunch unionist leader
familyName Long
fieldOfWork politics
public administration
givenName Walter
hasOccupation politician
statesman
ideology British unionism
opposition to Irish Home Rule
influencedBy Conservative and Unionist Party policies on Ireland
linked to: Ulster unionism
legislativeFocus Irish constitutional questions
agriculture policy
local government
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
name Walter Long
notableFor leadership in Conservative and Unionist politics on Irish affairs
leadership of unionist opposition to Irish Home Rule
notableRole staunch unionist leader in the Conservative Party
opposed Irish Home Rule Bills
parliamentaryGroup Irish Unionist MPs at Westminster
participatedIn British politics of the Home Rule era
partOf British House of Commons
politicalAlignment Conservatism
positionHeld Chief Secretary for Ireland
First Lord of the Admiralty
Leader of the Irish Unionist Alliance (parliamentary leader)
Lord Privy Seal
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
President of the Board of Agriculture
President of the Local Government Board
Secretary of State for the Colonies
residence United Kingdom
supported maintenance of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
workLocation Dublin
London
linked to: London, England

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