He was appointed assistant to the Director General of Statistics William Wilson Hunter in 1875 but returned to district work as a joint magistrate in 1884. He was the Superintendent of Bengal for the census of 1891, and rose to Commissioner in 1898 before his retirement in 1900.[citation needed]
He was the brother of Frank Hugh O'Donnell. He married Constance Langworth in 1882. O'Donnell died at Hans Crescent, London, in December 1934.[citation needed]
His legacy includes the commission of the annual "O'Donnell lectures" on British or Celtic elements in the English language or the existing population of England, which are held at the universities of Edinburgh, Oxford, Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, Swansea and Lampeter (Trinity St David).[3] The inaugural lecturer was J.R.R. Tolkien in 1954.[4]
^ abCraig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 36. ISBN0-900178-27-2.
^"The O'Donnell Lecture 2019: Fiona Edmonds". The University of Edinburgh.
^"O'Donnell Lectures". Faculty of English, University of Oxford.
Sourcesedit
Jim Haughey (2002). The First World War in Irish Poetry. Bucknell University Press. p. 19. ISBN978-0-8387-5496-2.
Robert Knight (1880). The Statesman: a monthly review of home & foreign politics, ed. by R. Knight. pp. 229.
External linksedit
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles James O'Donnell
charles, james, donnell, charles, james, cahan, donnell, 1849, december, 1934, irish, colonial, administrator, british, later, member, parliament, united, kingdom, donnello, donnell, born, donegal, 1849, educated, queens, college, galway, passed, indian, civil. Charles James O Cahan O Donnell 1849 3 December 1934 1 was an Irish colonial administrator in the British Raj and later a member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom C J O DonnellO Donnell was born in Donegal in 1849 He was educated at Queens College Galway and passed the Indian Civil Service Examinations in 1870 He served in Bengal and dealt with the famine of 1874 His duties also included tenant rights and judicial control of rents citation needed He was appointed assistant to the Director General of Statistics William Wilson Hunter in 1875 but returned to district work as a joint magistrate in 1884 He was the Superintendent of Bengal for the census of 1891 and rose to Commissioner in 1898 before his retirement in 1900 citation needed O Donnell had a palpable dislike of Lord Curzon as Viceroy of India addressing The Failure of Lord Curzon to Lord Rosebery Elected as a Liberal member for Walworth in the 1906 general election 2 O Donnell levelled heavy criticism at the Secretary of State for India for actions such as the partition of Bengal in 1905 He decided not to contest the January 1910 general election 2 He was the brother of Frank Hugh O Donnell He married Constance Langworth in 1882 O Donnell died at Hans Crescent London in December 1934 citation needed His legacy includes the commission of the annual O Donnell lectures on British or Celtic elements in the English language or the existing population of England which are held at the universities of Edinburgh Oxford Aberystwyth Bangor Cardiff Swansea and Lampeter Trinity St David 3 The inaugural lecturer was J R R Tolkien in 1954 4 References edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with W part 1 a b Craig F W S 1989 1974 British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 2nd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services p 36 ISBN 0 900178 27 2 The O Donnell Lecture 2019 Fiona Edmonds The University of Edinburgh O Donnell Lectures Faculty of English University of Oxford Sources editJim Haughey 2002 The First World War in Irish Poetry Bucknell University Press p 19 ISBN 978 0 8387 5496 2 Robert Knight 1880 The Statesman a monthly review of home amp foreign politics ed by R Knight pp 229 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Charles James O Donnell O Donnell Charles James Thom s Irish Who s Who Dublin Alexander Thom and Son Ltd 1923 p 186 via Wikisource Parliament of the United KingdomPreceded byJames Bailey Member of Parliament for Walworth1906 January 1910 Succeeded byJames Arthur Dawes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles James O 27Donnell amp oldid 1176758852, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
