Frank Maguire
Meredith Francis Maguire , also called Frank Maquire or Big Frank Maguire (born September 1929 in Lisnaskea , Northern Ireland , † March 5, 1981 ), was a member of the British Parliament as the Independent Republican .
Frank Maguire lived in a family of three boys and one girl. He joined the Republican movement in the 1950s and was imprisoned without a trial for two years at Crumlin Road Jail , where he became the commanding officer of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). After his release, he became an opponent of violence. However, he remained connected to Sinn Féin .
In the British general election in October 1974, Maquire was elected with more than 50% of the vote; he was also reelected against Harry West . In his second election he was a compromise candidate from the republican and nationalist forces of his constituency.
Maguire was extremely popular in Fermanagh and had its own pub in Lisnaskea, Frank's Pub . He was particularly committed to helping released prisoners. He was absent from the British Parliament in 1979 during the decisive vote on the Labor government of James Callaghan , which was lost. Margaret Thatcher then came to power.
When he died in the spring of 1981, Bobby Sands was appointed to replace him in the constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone , which he won. Sands did not attend any session of Parliament and died on the 1981 Irish hunger strike a month after the election .
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- ↑ a b David Beresford: Ten Men Dead on cain.ulst.ac.uk . Retrieved December 20, 2010
- ↑ 1981: Bobby Sands this in prison on news.bbc.co.uk . Retrieved December 20, 2010
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Maguire, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maguire, Meredith Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician, Member of the House of Commons, IRA member and Sinn Féin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisnaskea , County Fermanagh |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5th 1981 |