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Irish politician Samuel McCurdy Greet Born 1810 Died 1880 Nationality Irish Known for Member of Parliament for County Londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) Political party Radicals , Liberal Party Movement Ulster Tenant Right Association , Irish Tenant Right League Samuel MacCurdy Greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an Irish politician who , in Ulster championed Presbyterian representation and tenant rights . He was a founder member of the Ulster Tenant Right Association and of the all-Ireland Tenant Right League . In the general election of 1857 he was returned to Westminster on a tenant-right platform for County Londonderry . Background Samuel MacCurdy Greer was the eldest son of the Rev. Thomas Greer , Presbyterian minister of Dunboe , and Elizabeth Caldwell , daughter of Captain Adam Caldwell , R.N. He was born at Springvale near Castlerock , County Londonderry , in 1810 , educated at the Belfast Academy and Glasgow University , and was called to the Irish Bar in 1833 . Tenant righter Greer entered public life in the wake of the Great Irish Famine which , together with a drop in agricultural prices , compounded the poverty and insecurity of tenant farmers . With James MacKnight , editor of the Londonderry Standard , William Sharman Crawford MP , a progressive County Down landlord , and group of radical Presbyterian ministers , in 1847 Greer formed the Ulster Tenant Right Association . The association called for rent reductions , and for the codification of the Ulster tenant right , the customary understanding that gave tenants a saleable interest in the land they had worked . When Downhill Castle , owned by the Tory landlord Sir Harvey Bruce , was burned down in a malicious fire , Greer made a name for himself by waging a successful legal campaign against the attempt of the landlord-controlled county Grand Jury to place the cost of its rebuilding on the local taxpayer . He was invited to share platforms with MacKnight and to join in a delegation to London to press the case for rent controls . In 1850 , Greer accepted Charles Gavan Duffy 's invitation to form an all-Ireland Tenant Right League . This was to bring Ulster tenant righters into what proved an uneasy alliance with southern tenant protection societies and with prominent supporters , like Duffy , of a restored and reformed ( and perforce Catholic-majority ) Irish Parliament . Radical and Liberal Party politician In the 1852 Westminster election Greer stood on the tenant right platform . But in the face of organised , sometimes violent Orange opposition , Duffy 's promised " League of North and South " failed to deliver . Of the 48 League-supported MPs returned to Westminster as the Independent Irish Party ( many of them sitting Repeal MPs ) , only one represented an Ulster constituency , William Kirk for Newry . In the south , the clericalist Catholic Defence Association further split the movement . Politically isolated , in 1856 Duffy took his commitment to land reform to Australia . While supportive of the legislative union with Great Britain , Greer was not prepared to enter into the pan-Protestant unionist alliance urged by the sometime Presbyterian Moderator , Henry Cooke . Too many Anglicans insisted on the prerogatives not only of landlords , but also of their Established Church the costs of which , borne by landowners , were passed to the tenant in higher rents . When in a by-election for County Londonderry in 1857 , Greer next stood on a tenant-right platform it was with the endorsement of the Presbyterian Representation Society . This has been formed , over the objections of Cooke , to " secure Parliamentary representation , and a recognition of their claims to public offices and appointments , for the Presbyterians of Ireland . " Supported by MacKnight , Greer was successful in taking one of the county 's two seats in the general election later the same year as a Radical . In Britain , the Radical leader John Bright had , at the outset , endorsed the League 's tenant right programme . With even Orangemen supporting the tenant right ( forty were expelled from the Order for declaring for Greer in then still open balloting ) he edged out the Tory Sir Harvey Bruce , 2,339 votes to 1,676 . Two years later , standing for the Liberal Party ( a United Kingdom union of the Radicals , Whigs and the anti-protectionist Tory Peelites ) his vote dropped from a third to a quarter of the ballot , and the Conservatives regained both seats . His loss to the Tory landlord-nominee James Johnston Clark led to the withdrawal of many Presbyterians from politics . In 1860 in by-election for the Derry City seat , Greer tried to succeed the Whig MP Sir Robert Ferguson , but the Conservative candidate William McCormick , who employed a significant number of Catholic workers , managed to split the Catholic vote and defeated Greer with a majority of 19 . Although failing to win office as a Liberal , Greer promoted the party in Ulster . It was the vehicle through the first of the Irish Land Acts was secured in 1870 . This met one of the central demands of the Ulster Tenant Right Association . It gave the Custom of Ulster , which restricted the opportunity to rack-rent tenant improvements , the force of law . In 1872 , the Gladstone administration also introduced the secret ballot , which reduced the intimidatory power of landlords and employers . In 1870 Greer accepted the recordership of Londonderry , an office until 1878 , when he was appointed county court judge of Cavan and Leitrim . He died in 1880 . |
| irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born [PERSON] 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known [PERSON] for member [PERSON] of parliament [HUMAN GROUP] for county londonderry [PLACE] ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals [PERSON] , liberal party [PERSON] movement [HUMAN GROUP] ulster tenant [PLACE] right [PERSON] association [INSTITUTION] [INSTITUTION] , irish tenant [PLACE] right [PERSON] league [GROUP] samuel maccurdy greer [PERSON] ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician [PERSON] who , in ulster [PLACE] championed presbyterian representation [PERSON] and tenant rights [PERSON] . he was a founder member [PERSON] of the ulster tenant [PLACE] right [PERSON] association [INSTITUTION] and of the all-ireland tenant [PLACE] right [PERSON] league [GROUP] . in the general election [POWER] of 1857 he was returned to westminster [PLACE] on a tenant-right platform [PLACE] for county londonderry [PLACE] . background samuel maccurdy greer [PERSON] was the eldest son [PERSON] of the rev. thomas greer [PERSON] , presbyterian minister [HUMAN ROLE] of dunboe [UNKNOWN] , and elizabeth caldwell [PERSON] , daughter [PERSON] of captain adam caldwell [PERSON] , r.n. he was born at springvale [PLACE] near castlerock [PLACE] , county londonderry [PLACE] , in 1810 , educated at the belfast academy [INSTITUTION] and glasgow university [INSTITUTION] , and was called to the irish bar [PERSON] in 1833 . tenant [PLACE] righter greer [PERSON] entered public life [EVENT] in the wake [PLACE] of the great irish famine [PERSON] which , together with a drop [EVENT] in agricultural prices [AMOUNT] , compounded the poverty [DEFICIENCY] and insecurity [DEFICIENCY] of tenant [PLACE] farmers [IMAGE] . with james macknight [PERSON] , editor [MACHINE] of the londonderry standard [PLACE] , william sharman crawford mp [PERSON] , a progressive county down landlord [PERSON] , and group [GROUP] of radical [PERSON] presbyterian ministers [PERSON] , in 1847 greer [PERSON] formed the ulster tenant [PLACE] right [PERSON] association [INSTITUTION] . the association [INSTITUTION] called for rent reductions [AMOUNT] , and for the codification [PROCESS] of the ulster tenant [PLACE] right [PERSON] , the customary understanding [EVENT] that gave tenants [PERSON] a saleable interest [AMOUNT] in the land [LAND] they had worked . when downhill castle [PERSON] , owned by the tory landlord sir harvey bruce [PERSON] , was burned down in a malicious fire [FIRE] , greer [PERSON] made a name [NAME] for himself by waging a successful legal campaign [PERSON] against the attempt [ACTION] of the landlord-controlled county grand jury [PERSON] to place the cost [EVENT] of its rebuilding on the local taxpayer [PERSON] . he was invited to share platforms [PLACE] with macknight [PERSON] and to join in a delegation [EVENT] to london [PLACE] to press the case [ACTION] for rent controls [PERSON] . in 1850 , greer [PERSON] accepted charles gavan duffy [PERSON] 's invitation [SPEECH ACT] to form an all-ireland tenant [PLACE] right [PERSON] league [GROUP] . this was to bring ulster tenant [PLACE] righters [UNKNOWN] into what proved an uneasy alliance [STATE] with southern tenant [PLACE] protection societies [UNKNOWN] and with prominent supporters [PERSON] , like duffy [PERSON] , of a restored and reformed ( and perforce catholic-majority ) irish parliament [HUMAN GROUP] . radical [PERSON] and liberal [PERSON] party politician [PERSON] in the 1852 westminster election [POWER] greer [PERSON] stood on the tenant [PLACE] right [PERSON] platform [PLACE] . but in the face [FORCE] of organised , sometimes violent orange opposition [STATE] , duffy [PERSON] 's promised " league [GROUP] of north [PERSON] and south [PLACE] " failed to deliver . of the 48 league-supported mps [UNKNOWN] returned to westminster [PLACE] as the independent irish party [PERSON] ( many of them sitting repeal mps [UNKNOWN] ) , only one represented an ulster constituency [PLACE] , william kirk [PERSON] for newry [UNKNOWN] . in the south [PLACE] , the clericalist catholic defence association [INSTITUTION] further split the movement [HUMAN GROUP] . politically isolated , in 1856 duffy [PERSON] took his commitment [COMMITMENT] to land [LAND] reform [AMOUNT] to australia [PLACE] . while supportive [UNKNOWN] of the legislative union [PLACE] with great britain [PLACE] , greer [PERSON] was not prepared to enter into the pan-protestant unionist alliance [STATE] urged by the sometime presbyterian moderator [INSTITUTION] , henry cooke [PERSON] . too many anglicans [UNKNOWN] insisted on the prerogatives [FUNCTION] not only of landlords [FISH] , but also of their established church [PERSON] the costs [EVENT] of which , borne by landowners [PERSON] , were passed to the tenant [PLACE] in higher rents [INSTANCE] . when in a by-election for county londonderry [PLACE] in 1857 , greer [PERSON] next stood on a tenant-right platform [PLACE] it was with the endorsement [PERMISSION] of the presbyterian representation [PERSON] society [INSTITUTION] . this has been formed , over the objections [STATEMENT] of cooke [PERSON] , to " secure parliamentary representation [PERSON] , and a recognition [STATE] of their claims [AMOUNT] to public offices [INSTANCE] and appointments [DECISION] , for the presbyterians [UNKNOWN] of ireland [PLACE] . " supported by macknight [PERSON] , greer [PERSON] was successful in taking one of the county [PLACE] 's two seats [PROPERTY] in the general election [POWER] later the same year [PERIOD] as a radical [PERSON] . in britain [PLACE] , the radical [PERSON] leader john bright [PERSON] had , at the outset [EVENT] , endorsed the league [GROUP] 's tenant [PLACE] right programme [UNKNOWN] . with even orangemen [UNKNOWN] supporting the tenant [PLACE] right [PERSON] ( forty [CONTAINER] were expelled from the order [RELATIONSHIP] for declaring for greer [PERSON] in then still open balloting [ACT] ) he edged out the tory sir harvey bruce [PERSON] , 2,339 votes [EVENT] to 1,676 . two years [PERIOD] later , standing for the liberal party [PERSON] ( a united kingdom union [PLACE] of the radicals [PERSON] , whigs [LIQUID] and the anti-protectionist tory peelites [PERSON] ) his vote [EVENT] dropped from a third [RESULT] to a quarter [PLACE] of the ballot [ACTION] , and the conservatives [UNKNOWN] regained both seats [PROPERTY] . his loss [ACT] to the tory landlord-nominee james johnston clark led to the withdrawal [EVENT] of many presbyterians [UNKNOWN] from politics [ACTION] . in 1860 in by-election for the derry city seat [PERSON] , greer [PERSON] tried to succeed the whig mp sir robert ferguson [PERSON] , but the conservative candidate william mccormick [PERSON] , who employed a significant number [NUMBER] of catholic workers [PERSON] , managed to split the catholic vote [EVENT] and defeated greer [PERSON] with a majority [PERSON] of 19 . although failing to win office [PLACE] as a liberal [PERSON] , greer [PERSON] promoted the party [PERSON] in ulster [PLACE] . it was the vehicle [VEHICLE] through the first of the irish land [LAND] acts [PERSON] was secured in 1870 . this met one of the central demands [REQUEST] of the ulster tenant [PLACE] right [PERSON] association [INSTITUTION] . it gave the custom [PERSON] of ulster [PLACE] , which restricted the opportunity [OPPORTUNITY] to rack-rent tenant [PLACE] improvements [AGREEMENT] , the force [FORCE] of law [PERSON] . in 1872 , the gladstone administration [PERSON] also introduced the secret ballot [ACTION] , which reduced the intimidatory power [POWER] of landlords [FISH] and employers [PERSON] . in 1870 greer [PERSON] accepted the recordership [UNKNOWN] of londonderry [PLACE] , an office [PLACE] until 1878 , when he was appointed county [PLACE] court judge [PLACE] of cavan [PERSON] and leitrim [UNKNOWN] . he died in 1880 . |
| Id | Form | Freq | Tag | Context | Error |
| 1 | greer | 11 | PERSON | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 2 | county londonderry | 4 | PLACE | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 3 | ulster | 4 | PLACE | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 4 | ulster tenant right association | 3 | INSTITUTION | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 5 | duffy | 3 | PERSON | in 1850 , greer accepted charles gavan duffy 's invitation to form an all-ireland tenant right league . | |
| 6 | platform | 3 | PLACE | in the general election of 1857 he was returned to westminster on a tenant-right platform for county londonderry . | |
| 7 | alliance | 2 | STATE | this was to bring ulster tenant righters into what proved an uneasy alliance with southern tenant protection societies and with prominent supporters , like duffy , of a restored and reformed ( and perforce catholic-majority ) irish parliament . | |
| 8 | seats | 2 | PROPERTY | supported by macknight , greer was successful in taking one of the county 's two seats in the general election later the same year as a radical . | |
| 9 | all ireland tenant right league | 2 | PLACE | ||
| 10 | macknight | 2 | PERSON | with james macknight , editor of the londonderry standard , william sharman crawford mp , a progressive county down landlord , and group of radical presbyterian ministers , in 1847 greer formed the ulster tenant right association . | |
| 11 | league | 2 | GROUP | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 12 | parliament | 2 | HUMAN GROUP | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 13 | presbyterians | 2 | UNKNOWN | this has been formed , over the objections of cooke , to " secure parliamentary representation , and a recognition of their claims to public offices and appointments , for the presbyterians of ireland . " | |
| 14 | landlords | 2 | FISH | too many anglicans insisted on the prerogatives not only of landlords , but also of their established church the costs of which , borne by landowners , were passed to the tenant in higher rents . | |
| 15 | election | 2 | POWER | in the general election of 1857 he was returned to westminster on a tenant-right platform for county londonderry . | |
| 16 | vote | 2 | EVENT | two years later , standing for the liberal party ( a united kingdom union of the radicals , whigs and the anti-protectionist tory peelites ) his vote dropped from a third to a quarter of the ballot , and the conservatives regained both seats . | |
| 17 | by election | 2 | POWER | ||
| 18 | westminster | 2 | PLACE | in the general election of 1857 he was returned to westminster on a tenant-right platform for county londonderry . | |
| 19 | office | 2 | PLACE | although failing to win office as a liberal , greer promoted the party in ulster . | |
| 20 | south | 2 | PLACE | but in the face of organised , sometimes violent orange opposition , duffy 's promised " league of north and south " failed to deliver . | |
| 21 | londonderry | 1 | PLACE | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 22 | party radicals | 1 | PERSON | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 23 | outset | 1 | EVENT | in britain , the radical leader john bright had , at the outset , endorsed the league 's tenant right programme . | |
| 24 | politician samuel mccurdy greet born | 1 | PERSON | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 25 | votes | 1 | EVENT | with even orangemen supporting the tenant right ( forty were expelled from the order for declaring for greer in then still open balloting ) he edged out the tory sir harvey bruce , 2,339 votes to 1,676 . | |
| 26 | party politician | 1 | PERSON | radical and liberal party politician | |
| 27 | years | 1 | PERIOD | two years later , standing for the liberal party ( a united kingdom union of the radicals , whigs and the anti-protectionist tory peelites ) his vote dropped from a third to a quarter of the ballot , and the conservatives regained both seats . | |
| 28 | charles gavan duffy | 1 | PERSON | in 1850 , greer accepted charles gavan duffy 's invitation to form an all-ireland tenant right league . | |
| 29 | appointments | 1 | DECISION | this has been formed , over the objections of cooke , to " secure parliamentary representation , and a recognition of their claims to public offices and appointments , for the presbyterians of ireland . " | |
| 30 | land | 1 | LAND | the association called for rent reductions , and for the codification of the ulster tenant right , the customary understanding that gave tenants a saleable interest in the land they had worked . | |
| 31 | objections | 1 | STATEMENT | this has been formed , over the objections of cooke , to " secure parliamentary representation , and a recognition of their claims to public offices and appointments , for the presbyterians of ireland . " | |
| 32 | belfast academy | 1 | INSTITUTION | thomas greer , presbyterian minister of dunboe , and elizabeth caldwell , daughter of captain adam caldwell , r.n. he was born at springvale near castlerock , county londonderry , in 1810 , educated at the belfast academy and glasgow university , and was called to the irish bar in 1833 . | |
| 33 | editor | 1 | MACHINE | with james macknight , editor of the londonderry standard , william sharman crawford mp , a progressive county down landlord , and group of radical presbyterian ministers , in 1847 greer formed the ulster tenant right association . | |
| 34 | cost | 1 | EVENT | when downhill castle , owned by the tory landlord sir harvey bruce , was burned down in a malicious fire , greer made a name for himself by waging a successful legal campaign against the attempt of the landlord-controlled county grand jury to place the cost of its rebuilding on the local taxpayer . | |
| 35 | radicals | 1 | PERSON | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 36 | wake | 1 | PLACE | tenant righter greer entered public life in the wake of the great irish famine which , together with a drop in agricultural prices , compounded the poverty and insecurity of tenant farmers . | |
| 37 | campaign | 1 | PERSON | when downhill castle , owned by the tory landlord sir harvey bruce , was burned down in a malicious fire , greer made a name for himself by waging a successful legal campaign against the attempt of the landlord-controlled county grand jury to place the cost of its rebuilding on the local taxpayer . | |
| 38 | repeal mps | 1 | UNKNOWN | of the 48 league-supported mps returned to westminster as the independent irish party ( many of them sitting repeal mps ) , only one represented an ulster constituency , william kirk for newry . | |
| 39 | westminster election greer | 1 | PERSON | in the 1852 westminster election greer stood on the tenant right platform . | |
| 40 | captain adam caldwell | 1 | PERSON | thomas greer , presbyterian minister of dunboe , and elizabeth caldwell , daughter of captain adam caldwell , r.n. he was born at springvale near castlerock , county londonderry , in 1810 , educated at the belfast academy and glasgow university , and was called to the irish bar in 1833 . | |
| 41 | tenant rights | 1 | PERSON | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 42 | third | 1 | RESULT | two years later , standing for the liberal party ( a united kingdom union of the radicals , whigs and the anti-protectionist tory peelites ) his vote dropped from a third to a quarter of the ballot , and the conservatives regained both seats . | |
| 43 | understanding | 1 | EVENT | the association called for rent reductions , and for the codification of the ulster tenant right , the customary understanding that gave tenants a saleable interest in the land they had worked . | |
| 44 | commitment | 1 | COMMITMENT | politically isolated , in 1856 duffy took his commitment to land reform to australia . | |
| 45 | great britain | 1 | PLACE | while supportive of the legislative union with great britain , greer was not prepared to enter into the pan-protestant unionist alliance urged by the sometime presbyterian moderator , henry cooke . | |
| 46 | newry | 1 | UNKNOWN | of the 48 league-supported mps returned to westminster as the independent irish party ( many of them sitting repeal mps ) , only one represented an ulster constituency , william kirk for newry . | |
| 47 | radical | 1 | PERSON | with james macknight , editor of the londonderry standard , william sharman crawford mp , a progressive county down landlord , and group of radical presbyterian ministers , in 1847 greer formed the ulster tenant right association . | |
| 48 | united kingdom union | 1 | PLACE | two years later , standing for the liberal party ( a united kingdom union of the radicals , whigs and the anti-protectionist tory peelites ) his vote dropped from a third to a quarter of the ballot , and the conservatives regained both seats . | |
| 49 | employers | 1 | PERSON | in 1872 , the gladstone administration also introduced the secret ballot , which reduced the intimidatory power of landlords and employers . | |
| 50 | glasgow university | 1 | INSTITUTION | thomas greer , presbyterian minister of dunboe , and elizabeth caldwell , daughter of captain adam caldwell , r.n. he was born at springvale near castlerock , county londonderry , in 1810 , educated at the belfast academy and glasgow university , and was called to the irish bar in 1833 . | |
| 51 | gladstone administration | 1 | PERSON | in 1872 , the gladstone administration also introduced the secret ballot , which reduced the intimidatory power of landlords and employers . | |
| 52 | recordership | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1870 greer accepted the recordership of londonderry , an office until 1878 , when he was appointed county court judge of cavan and leitrim . | |
| 53 | farmers | 1 | IMAGE | tenant righter greer entered public life in the wake of the great irish famine which , together with a drop in agricultural prices , compounded the poverty and insecurity of tenant farmers . | |
| 54 | law | 1 | PERSON | it gave the custom of ulster , which restricted the opportunity to rack-rent tenant improvements , the force of law . | |
| 55 | righter greer | 1 | PERSON | tenant righter greer entered public life in the wake of the great irish famine which , together with a drop in agricultural prices , compounded the poverty and insecurity of tenant farmers . | |
| 56 | independent irish party | 1 | PERSON | of the 48 league-supported mps returned to westminster as the independent irish party ( many of them sitting repeal mps ) , only one represented an ulster constituency , william kirk for newry . | |
| 57 | custom | 1 | PERSON | it gave the custom of ulster , which restricted the opportunity to rack-rent tenant improvements , the force of law . | |
| 58 | perforce catholic majority | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 59 | liberal | 1 | PERSON | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 60 | nationality irish known | 1 | PERSON | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 61 | force | 1 | FORCE | it gave the custom of ulster , which restricted the opportunity to rack-rent tenant improvements , the force of law . | |
| 62 | poverty | 1 | DEFICIENCY | tenant righter greer entered public life in the wake of the great irish famine which , together with a drop in agricultural prices , compounded the poverty and insecurity of tenant farmers . | |
| 63 | power | 1 | POWER | in 1872 , the gladstone administration also introduced the secret ballot , which reduced the intimidatory power of landlords and employers . | |
| 64 | offices | 1 | INSTANCE | this has been formed , over the objections of cooke , to " secure parliamentary representation , and a recognition of their claims to public offices and appointments , for the presbyterians of ireland . " | |
| 65 | number | 1 | NUMBER | in 1860 in by-election for the derry city seat , greer tried to succeed the whig mp sir robert ferguson , but the conservative candidate william mccormick , who employed a significant number of catholic workers , managed to split the catholic vote and defeated greer with a majority of 19 . | |
| 66 | tory landlord nominee james johnston clark | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 67 | presbyterian representation society | 1 | INSTITUTION | when in a by-election for county londonderry in 1857 , greer next stood on a tenant-right platform it was with the endorsement of the presbyterian representation society . | |
| 68 | londonderry standard | 1 | PLACE | with james macknight , editor of the londonderry standard , william sharman crawford mp , a progressive county down landlord , and group of radical presbyterian ministers , in 1847 greer formed the ulster tenant right association . | |
| 69 | balloting | 1 | ACT | with even orangemen supporting the tenant right ( forty were expelled from the order for declaring for greer in then still open balloting ) he edged out the tory sir harvey bruce , 2,339 votes to 1,676 . | |
| 70 | fire | 1 | FIRE | when downhill castle , owned by the tory landlord sir harvey bruce , was burned down in a malicious fire , greer made a name for himself by waging a successful legal campaign against the attempt of the landlord-controlled county grand jury to place the cost of its rebuilding on the local taxpayer . | |
| 71 | county down landlord | 1 | PERSON | with james macknight , editor of the londonderry standard , william sharman crawford mp , a progressive county down landlord , and group of radical presbyterian ministers , in 1847 greer formed the ulster tenant right association . | |
| 72 | ministers | 1 | PERSON | with james macknight , editor of the londonderry standard , william sharman crawford mp , a progressive county down landlord , and group of radical presbyterian ministers , in 1847 greer formed the ulster tenant right association . | |
| 73 | prices | 1 | AMOUNT | tenant righter greer entered public life in the wake of the great irish famine which , together with a drop in agricultural prices , compounded the poverty and insecurity of tenant farmers . | |
| 74 | supporters | 1 | PERSON | this was to bring ulster tenant righters into what proved an uneasy alliance with southern tenant protection societies and with prominent supporters , like duffy , of a restored and reformed ( and perforce catholic-majority ) irish parliament . | |
| 75 | irish land acts | 1 | PERSON | it was the vehicle through the first of the irish land acts was secured in 1870 . | |
| 76 | irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer | 1 | PERSON | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 77 | court judge | 1 | PLACE | in 1870 greer accepted the recordership of londonderry , an office until 1878 , when he was appointed county court judge of cavan and leitrim . | |
| 78 | downhill castle | 1 | PERSON | when downhill castle , owned by the tory landlord sir harvey bruce , was burned down in a malicious fire , greer made a name for himself by waging a successful legal campaign against the attempt of the landlord-controlled county grand jury to place the cost of its rebuilding on the local taxpayer . | |
| 79 | name | 1 | NAME | when downhill castle , owned by the tory landlord sir harvey bruce , was burned down in a malicious fire , greer made a name for himself by waging a successful legal campaign against the attempt of the landlord-controlled county grand jury to place the cost of its rebuilding on the local taxpayer . | |
| 80 | secret ballot | 1 | ACTION | in 1872 , the gladstone administration also introduced the secret ballot , which reduced the intimidatory power of landlords and employers . | |
| 81 | member | 1 | PERSON | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 82 | tenant | 1 | PLACE | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 83 | vehicle | 1 | VEHICLE | it was the vehicle through the first of the irish land acts was secured in 1870 . | |
| 84 | irish bar | 1 | PERSON | thomas greer , presbyterian minister of dunboe , and elizabeth caldwell , daughter of captain adam caldwell , r.n. he was born at springvale near castlerock , county londonderry , in 1810 , educated at the belfast academy and glasgow university , and was called to the irish bar in 1833 . | |
| 85 | dunboe | 1 | UNKNOWN | thomas greer , presbyterian minister of dunboe , and elizabeth caldwell , daughter of captain adam caldwell , r.n. he was born at springvale near castlerock , county londonderry , in 1810 , educated at the belfast academy and glasgow university , and was called to the irish bar in 1833 . | |
| 86 | platforms | 1 | PLACE | he was invited to share platforms with macknight and to join in a delegation to london to press the case for rent controls . | |
| 87 | elizabeth caldwell | 1 | PERSON | thomas greer , presbyterian minister of dunboe , and elizabeth caldwell , daughter of captain adam caldwell , r.n. he was born at springvale near castlerock , county londonderry , in 1810 , educated at the belfast academy and glasgow university , and was called to the irish bar in 1833 . | |
| 88 | castlerock | 1 | PLACE | thomas greer , presbyterian minister of dunboe , and elizabeth caldwell , daughter of captain adam caldwell , r.n. he was born at springvale near castlerock , county londonderry , in 1810 , educated at the belfast academy and glasgow university , and was called to the irish bar in 1833 . | |
| 89 | founder member | 1 | PERSON | he was a founder member of the ulster tenant right association and of the all-ireland tenant right league . | |
| 90 | britain | 1 | PLACE | while supportive of the legislative union with great britain , greer was not prepared to enter into the pan-protestant unionist alliance urged by the sometime presbyterian moderator , henry cooke . | |
| 91 | tory peelites | 1 | PERSON | two years later , standing for the liberal party ( a united kingdom union of the radicals , whigs and the anti-protectionist tory peelites ) his vote dropped from a third to a quarter of the ballot , and the conservatives regained both seats . | |
| 92 | party | 1 | PERSON | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 93 | quarter | 1 | PLACE | two years later , standing for the liberal party ( a united kingdom union of the radicals , whigs and the anti-protectionist tory peelites ) his vote dropped from a third to a quarter of the ballot , and the conservatives regained both seats . | |
| 94 | rents | 1 | INSTANCE | too many anglicans insisted on the prerogatives not only of landlords , but also of their established church the costs of which , borne by landowners , were passed to the tenant in higher rents . | |
| 95 | right programme | 1 | UNKNOWN | in britain , the radical leader john bright had , at the outset , endorsed the league 's tenant right programme . | |
| 96 | case | 1 | ACTION | he was invited to share platforms with macknight and to join in a delegation to london to press the case for rent controls . | |
| 97 | son | 1 | PERSON | samuel maccurdy greer was the eldest son of the rev. | |
| 98 | mps | 1 | UNKNOWN | of the 48 league-supported mps returned to westminster as the independent irish party ( many of them sitting repeal mps ) , only one represented an ulster constituency , william kirk for newry . | |
| 99 | whigs | 1 | LIQUID | two years later , standing for the liberal party ( a united kingdom union of the radicals , whigs and the anti-protectionist tory peelites ) his vote dropped from a third to a quarter of the ballot , and the conservatives regained both seats . | |
| 100 | presbyterian representation | 1 | PERSON | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 101 | supportive | 1 | UNKNOWN | while supportive of the legislative union with great britain , greer was not prepared to enter into the pan-protestant unionist alliance urged by the sometime presbyterian moderator , henry cooke . | |
| 102 | opposition | 1 | STATE | but in the face of organised , sometimes violent orange opposition , duffy 's promised " league of north and south " failed to deliver . | |
| 103 | ballot | 1 | ACTION | two years later , standing for the liberal party ( a united kingdom union of the radicals , whigs and the anti-protectionist tory peelites ) his vote dropped from a third to a quarter of the ballot , and the conservatives regained both seats . | |
| 104 | rent controls | 1 | PERSON | he was invited to share platforms with macknight and to join in a delegation to london to press the case for rent controls . | |
| 105 | protection societies | 1 | UNKNOWN | this was to bring ulster tenant righters into what proved an uneasy alliance with southern tenant protection societies and with prominent supporters , like duffy , of a restored and reformed ( and perforce catholic-majority ) irish parliament . | |
| 106 | australia | 1 | PLACE | politically isolated , in 1856 duffy took his commitment to land reform to australia . | |
| 107 | interest | 1 | AMOUNT | the association called for rent reductions , and for the codification of the ulster tenant right , the customary understanding that gave tenants a saleable interest in the land they had worked . | |
| 108 | codification | 1 | PROCESS | the association called for rent reductions , and for the codification of the ulster tenant right , the customary understanding that gave tenants a saleable interest in the land they had worked . | |
| 109 | county grand jury | 1 | PERSON | when downhill castle , owned by the tory landlord sir harvey bruce , was burned down in a malicious fire , greer made a name for himself by waging a successful legal campaign against the attempt of the landlord-controlled county grand jury to place the cost of its rebuilding on the local taxpayer . | |
| 110 | ulster tenant | 1 | PLACE | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 111 | ulster constituency | 1 | PLACE | of the 48 league-supported mps returned to westminster as the independent irish party ( many of them sitting repeal mps ) , only one represented an ulster constituency , william kirk for newry . | |
| 112 | anglicans | 1 | UNKNOWN | too many anglicans insisted on the prerogatives not only of landlords , but also of their established church the costs of which , borne by landowners , were passed to the tenant in higher rents . | |
| 113 | politician | 1 | PERSON | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 114 | candidate william mccormick | 1 | PERSON | in 1860 in by-election for the derry city seat , greer tried to succeed the whig mp sir robert ferguson , but the conservative candidate william mccormick , who employed a significant number of catholic workers , managed to split the catholic vote and defeated greer with a majority of 19 . | |
| 115 | sometime presbyterian moderator | 1 | INSTITUTION | while supportive of the legislative union with great britain , greer was not prepared to enter into the pan-protestant unionist alliance urged by the sometime presbyterian moderator , henry cooke . | |
| 116 | delegation | 1 | EVENT | he was invited to share platforms with macknight and to join in a delegation to london to press the case for rent controls . | |
| 117 | invitation | 1 | SPEECH ACT | in 1850 , greer accepted charles gavan duffy 's invitation to form an all-ireland tenant right league . | |
| 118 | majority | 1 | PERSON | this was to bring ulster tenant righters into what proved an uneasy alliance with southern tenant protection societies and with prominent supporters , like duffy , of a restored and reformed ( and perforce catholic majority ) irish parliament . | |
| 119 | county | 1 | PLACE | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 120 | reform | 1 | AMOUNT | politically isolated , in 1856 duffy took his commitment to land reform to australia . | |
| 121 | face | 1 | FORCE | but in the face of organised , sometimes violent orange opposition , duffy 's promised " league of north and south " failed to deliver . | |
| 122 | life | 1 | EVENT | tenant righter greer entered public life in the wake of the great irish famine which , together with a drop in agricultural prices , compounded the poverty and insecurity of tenant farmers . | |
| 123 | north | 1 | PERSON | but in the face of organised , sometimes violent orange opposition , duffy 's promised " league of north and south " failed to deliver . | |
| 124 | attempt | 1 | ACTION | when downhill castle , owned by the tory landlord sir harvey bruce , was burned down in a malicious fire , greer made a name for himself by waging a successful legal campaign against the attempt of the landlord-controlled county grand jury to place the cost of its rebuilding on the local taxpayer . | |
| 125 | liberal party | 1 | GROUP | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 126 | william kirk | 1 | PERSON | of the 48 league-supported mps returned to westminster as the independent irish party ( many of them sitting repeal mps ) , only one represented an ulster constituency , william kirk for newry . | |
| 127 | henry cooke | 1 | PERSON | while supportive of the legislative union with great britain , greer was not prepared to enter into the pan-protestant unionist alliance urged by the sometime presbyterian moderator , henry cooke . | |
| 128 | righters | 1 | UNKNOWN | this was to bring ulster tenant righters into what proved an uneasy alliance with southern tenant protection societies and with prominent supporters , like duffy , of a restored and reformed ( and perforce catholic-majority ) irish parliament . | |
| 129 | rev. thomas greer | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 130 | orangemen | 1 | UNKNOWN | with even orangemen supporting the tenant right ( forty were expelled from the order for declaring for greer in then still open balloting ) he edged out the tory sir harvey bruce , 2,339 votes to 1,676 . | |
| 131 | springvale | 1 | PLACE | thomas greer , presbyterian minister of dunboe , and elizabeth caldwell , daughter of captain adam caldwell , r.n. he was born at springvale near castlerock , county londonderry , in 1810 , educated at the belfast academy and glasgow university , and was called to the irish bar in 1833 . | |
| 132 | demands | 1 | REQUEST | this met one of the central demands of the ulster tenant right association . | |
| 133 | loss | 1 | ACT | his loss to the tory landlord-nominee james johnston clark led to the withdrawal of many presbyterians from politics . | |
| 134 | tenants | 1 | PERSON | the association called for rent reductions , and for the codification of the ulster tenant right , the customary understanding that gave tenants a saleable interest in the land they had worked . | |
| 135 | rent reductions | 1 | AMOUNT | the association called for rent reductions , and for the codification of the ulster tenant right , the customary understanding that gave tenants a saleable interest in the land they had worked . | |
| 136 | claims | 1 | AMOUNT | this has been formed , over the objections of cooke , to " secure parliamentary representation , and a recognition of their claims to public offices and appointments , for the presbyterians of ireland . " | |
| 137 | politics | 1 | ACTION | his loss to the tory landlord-nominee james johnston clark led to the withdrawal of many presbyterians from politics . | |
| 138 | conservatives | 1 | UNKNOWN | two years later , standing for the liberal party ( a united kingdom union of the radicals , whigs and the anti-protectionist tory peelites ) his vote dropped from a third to a quarter of the ballot , and the conservatives regained both seats . | |
| 139 | group | 1 | GROUP | with james macknight , editor of the londonderry standard , william sharman crawford mp , a progressive county down landlord , and group of radical presbyterian ministers , in 1847 greer formed the ulster tenant right association . | |
| 140 | tory landlord sir harvey bruce | 1 | PERSON | when downhill castle , owned by the tory landlord sir harvey bruce , was burned down in a malicious fire , greer made a name for himself by waging a successful legal campaign against the attempt of the landlord-controlled county grand jury to place the cost of its rebuilding on the local taxpayer . | |
| 141 | year | 1 | PERIOD | supported by macknight , greer was successful in taking one of the county 's two seats in the general election later the same year as a radical . | |
| 142 | movement | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 143 | prerogatives | 1 | FUNCTION | too many anglicans insisted on the prerogatives not only of landlords , but also of their established church the costs of which , borne by landowners , were passed to the tenant in higher rents . | |
| 144 | insecurity | 1 | DEFICIENCY | tenant righter greer entered public life in the wake of the great irish famine which , together with a drop in agricultural prices , compounded the poverty and insecurity of tenant farmers . | |
| 145 | great irish famine | 1 | PERSON | tenant righter greer entered public life in the wake of the great irish famine which , together with a drop in agricultural prices , compounded the poverty and insecurity of tenant farmers . | |
| 146 | tory sir harvey bruce | 1 | PERSON | with even orangemen supporting the tenant right ( forty were expelled from the order for declaring for greer in then still open balloting ) he edged out the tory sir harvey bruce , 2,339 votes to 1,676 . | |
| 147 | leader john bright | 1 | PERSON | in britain , the radical leader john bright had , at the outset , endorsed the league 's tenant right programme . | |
| 148 | leitrim | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1870 greer accepted the recordership of londonderry , an office until 1878 , when he was appointed county court judge of cavan and leitrim . | |
| 149 | james macknight | 1 | PERSON | with james macknight , editor of the londonderry standard , william sharman crawford mp , a progressive county down landlord , and group of radical presbyterian ministers , in 1847 greer formed the ulster tenant right association . | |
| 150 | order | 1 | RELATIONSHIP | with even orangemen supporting the tenant right ( forty were expelled from the order for declaring for greer in then still open balloting ) he edged out the tory sir harvey bruce , 2,339 votes to 1,676 . | |
| 151 | improvements | 1 | AGREEMENT | it gave the custom of ulster , which restricted the opportunity to rack-rent tenant improvements , the force of law . | |
| 152 | association | 1 | INSTITUTION | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 153 | established church | 1 | PERSON | too many anglicans insisted on the prerogatives not only of landlords , but also of their established church the costs of which , borne by landowners , were passed to the tenant in higher rents . | |
| 154 | background samuel maccurdy greer | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 155 | landowners | 1 | PERSON | too many anglicans insisted on the prerogatives not only of landlords , but also of their established church the costs of which , borne by landowners , were passed to the tenant in higher rents . | |
| 156 | workers | 1 | PERSON | in 1860 in by-election for the derry city seat , greer tried to succeed the whig mp sir robert ferguson , but the conservative candidate william mccormick , who employed a significant number of catholic workers , managed to split the catholic vote and defeated greer with a majority of 19 . | |
| 157 | representation | 1 | PERSON | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 158 | opportunity | 1 | OPPORTUNITY | it gave the custom of ulster , which restricted the opportunity to rack-rent tenant improvements , the force of law . | |
| 159 | withdrawal | 1 | EVENT | his loss to the tory landlord-nominee james johnston clark led to the withdrawal of many presbyterians from politics . | |
| 160 | forty | 1 | CONTAINER | with even orangemen supporting the tenant right ( forty were expelled from the order for declaring for greer in then still open balloting ) he edged out the tory sir harvey bruce , 2,339 votes to 1,676 . | |
| 161 | costs | 1 | EVENT | too many anglicans insisted on the prerogatives not only of landlords , but also of their established church the costs of which , borne by landowners , were passed to the tenant in higher rents . | |
| 162 | london | 1 | PLACE | he was invited to share platforms with macknight and to join in a delegation to london to press the case for rent controls . | |
| 163 | ireland | 1 | PLACE | he was a founder member of the ulster tenant right association and of the all ireland tenant right league . | |
| 164 | recognition | 1 | STATE | this has been formed , over the objections of cooke , to " secure parliamentary representation , and a recognition of their claims to public offices and appointments , for the presbyterians of ireland . " | |
| 165 | presbyterian minister | 1 | HUMAN ROLE | thomas greer , presbyterian minister of dunboe , and elizabeth caldwell , daughter of captain adam caldwell , r.n. he was born at springvale near castlerock , county londonderry , in 1810 , educated at the belfast academy and glasgow university , and was called to the irish bar in 1833 . | |
| 166 | liberal party movement ulster tenant right association | 1 | INSTITUTION | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 167 | right | 1 | PERSON | irish politician samuel mccurdy greet born 1810 died 1880 nationality irish known for member of parliament for county londonderry ( 1857-1859 ) political party radicals , liberal party movement ulster tenant right association , irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer ( 1810-1880 ) , was an irish politician who , in ulster championed presbyterian representation and tenant rights . | |
| 168 | endorsement | 1 | PERMISSION | when in a by-election for county londonderry in 1857 , greer next stood on a tenant-right platform it was with the endorsement of the presbyterian representation society . | |
| 169 | william sharman crawford mp | 1 | PERSON | with james macknight , editor of the londonderry standard , william sharman crawford mp , a progressive county down landlord , and group of radical presbyterian ministers , in 1847 greer formed the ulster tenant right association . | |
| 170 | taxpayer | 1 | PERSON | when downhill castle , owned by the tory landlord sir harvey bruce , was burned down in a malicious fire , greer made a name for himself by waging a successful legal campaign against the attempt of the landlord-controlled county grand jury to place the cost of its rebuilding on the local taxpayer . | |
| 171 | union | 1 | PLACE | while supportive of the legislative union with great britain , greer was not prepared to enter into the pan-protestant unionist alliance urged by the sometime presbyterian moderator , henry cooke . | |
| 172 | cavan | 1 | PERSON | in 1870 greer accepted the recordership of londonderry , an office until 1878 , when he was appointed county court judge of cavan and leitrim . | |
| 173 | whig mp sir robert ferguson | 1 | PERSON | in 1860 in by-election for the derry city seat , greer tried to succeed the whig mp sir robert ferguson , but the conservative candidate william mccormick , who employed a significant number of catholic workers , managed to split the catholic vote and defeated greer with a majority of 19 . | |
| 174 | derry city seat | 1 | PERSON | in 1860 in by-election for the derry city seat , greer tried to succeed the whig mp sir robert ferguson , but the conservative candidate william mccormick , who employed a significant number of catholic workers , managed to split the catholic vote and defeated greer with a majority of 19 . | |
| 175 | drop | 1 | EVENT | tenant righter greer entered public life in the wake of the great irish famine which , together with a drop in agricultural prices , compounded the poverty and insecurity of tenant farmers . | |
| 176 | catholic defence association | 1 | INSTITUTION | ||
| 177 | daughter | 1 | PERSON | thomas greer , presbyterian minister of dunboe , and elizabeth caldwell , daughter of captain adam caldwell , r.n. he was born at springvale near castlerock , county londonderry , in 1810 , educated at the belfast academy and glasgow university , and was called to the irish bar in 1833 . | |
| 178 | cooke | 1 | PERSON | while supportive of the legislative union with great britain , greer was not prepared to enter into the pan-protestant unionist alliance urged by the sometime presbyterian moderator , henry cooke . |
| CategorÃa | Objetos |
| PERSON |
background samuel maccurdy greer campaign candidate william mccormick captain adam caldwell cavan charles gavan duffy cooke county down landlord county grand jury custom daughter derry city seat downhill castle duffy elizabeth caldwell employers established church founder member gladstone administration great irish famine greer henry cooke independent irish party irish bar irish land acts irish tenant right league samuel maccurdy greer james macknight landowners law leader john bright liberal macknight majority member ministers nationality irish known north party party politician party radicals perforce catholic majority politician politician samuel mccurdy greet born presbyterian representation radical radicals rent controls representation rev. thomas greer right righter greer son supporters taxpayer tenant rights tenants tory landlord nominee james johnston clark tory landlord sir harvey bruce tory peelites tory sir harvey bruce westminster election greer whig mp sir robert ferguson william kirk william sharman crawford mp workers |
| PLACE |
all ireland tenant right league australia britain castlerock county county londonderry court judge great britain ireland london londonderry londonderry standard office platform platforms quarter south springvale tenant ulster ulster constituency ulster tenant union united kingdom union wake westminster |
| EVENT |
cost costs delegation drop life outset understanding vote votes withdrawal |
| INSTITUTION |
association belfast academy catholic defence association glasgow university liberal party movement ulster tenant right association presbyterian representation society sometime presbyterian moderator ulster tenant right association |
| ACTION |
attempt ballot case politics secret ballot |
| AMOUNT |
claims interest prices reform rent reductions |
| GROUP |
group league liberal party |
| POWER |
by election election power |
| STATE |
alliance opposition recognition |
| DEFICIENCY |
insecurity poverty |
| FORCE |
face force |
| ACT |
balloting loss |
| PERIOD |
year years |
| INSTANCE |
offices rents |
| HUMAN GROUP |
movement parliament |
| COMMITMENT |
commitment |
| DECISION |
appointments |
| STATEMENT |
objections |
| CONTAINER |
forty |
| RESULT |
third |
| VEHICLE |
vehicle |
| FIRE |
fire |
| IMAGE |
farmers |
| NUMBER |
number |
| PROCESS |
codification |
| PERMISSION |
endorsement |
| MACHINE |
editor |
| PROPERTY |
seats |
| SPEECH ACT |
invitation |
| LIQUID |
whigs |
| LAND |
land |
| FUNCTION |
prerogatives |
| AGREEMENT |
improvements |
| RELATIONSHIP |
order |
| REQUEST |
demands |
| HUMAN ROLE |
presbyterian minister |
| OPPORTUNITY |
opportunity |
| NAME |
name |
| FISH |
landlords |