Kinnear was born in Clonaneese near Dungannon in County Tyrone, and was educated in Royal Belfast Academical Institution, ordained a minister 1848, and spent most of his life in Letterkenny. He was the first clergyman to be elected to the house of commons. Kinnear Lane in Letterkenny is named after him.[3] Dr. Kinnear was a champion of tenant's rights.
He died in 1909 and is buried in the graveyard of Conwal Parish Church, Letterkenny.
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john, kinnear, irish, politician, other, people, named, john, kinnear, john, kinnear, disambiguation, reverend, john, kinnear, 1824, 1909, irish, liberal, party, politician, presbyterian, minister, elected, united, kingdom, house, commons, member, parliament, . For other people named John Kinnear see John Kinnear disambiguation Reverend John Kinnear 1824 1909 was an Irish Liberal party politician 1 and Presbyterian minister 2 He was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament MP for Donegal at the 1880 general election and held the seat until the constituency was divided for the 1885 general election Kinnear was born in Clonaneese near Dungannon in County Tyrone and was educated in Royal Belfast Academical Institution ordained a minister 1848 and spent most of his life in Letterkenny He was the first clergyman to be elected to the house of commons Kinnear Lane in Letterkenny is named after him 3 Dr Kinnear was a champion of tenant s rights He died in 1909 and is buried in the graveyard of Conwal Parish Church Letterkenny References edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with D part 2 Newmann Kate John Kinnear 1824 1909 Dictionary of Ulster Biography Ulster History Circle Retrieved 13 September 2015 Letterkenny lane to be renamed after historic figure by Rachel McLoughlin Donegal Daily March 13 2019 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by John Kinnear Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byThomas LeaMarquess of Hamilton Member of Parliament for Donegal1880 1885 With Thomas Lea constituency divided nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for a constituency in Ireland between 1801 and 1922 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Kinnear Irish politician amp oldid 1161936529, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
