James Tuite
Irish watchmaker and politician
Intro | Irish watchmaker and politician | |
Places | Ireland | |
was | Politician | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Birth | 14 November 1849 | |
Death | 6 October 1916 (aged 66 years) | |
Star sign | Scorpio |
James Tuite (14 November 1849 – 6 October 1916) was an Irish watchmaker and politician.
James Tuite was a watchmaker, a business inherited from his father. He was educated at St Mary's College, Mullingar, and was chairman of Mullingar Town Commissioners, 1881–1887.
He was elected Member of Parliament for North Westmeath in the general election of 1885, and remained as MP for the constituency until the election of 1900. At one stage he was imprisoned for three months as a Land League suspect.