Книга: Isaac Butt «The History of Italy, from the Abdication of Napoleon I, Volume 2»
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ISBN: 978-5-8751-4073-0 |
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Isaac Butt
Isaac Butt
Butt was born in Glenfin, Co. Donegal in 1813, the son of a
Legal career
After being called to the bar in 1838, Butt quickly established a name for himself as a brilliant
Political career
He began his career as a Tory politician on
In 1870 he founded the Irish Home Government Association. This was renamed the Home Rule League in November 1873. He did not want to separate from the United Kingdom totally. He noted that since the arrival of Henry II Ireland was an indissolubly linked to
Butt achieved little in Westminster and many Fenians along with tenant farmers were very unhappy with his gentlemanly approach to have bills enacted. Most home rule MP's disliked Butt's methods also. They joined along with the more radical MPs to cause havoc in Westminster through a new tactic of "obstructionism". MPs could then stand up and talk for as long as they wished on any subject. In one case they talked for 45 hours non-stop, stopping any important bills from being passed; Butt disapproved of this method.
He resigned the leadership in 1879 and was replaced by William Shaw, who in turn was replaced by
Personal life
Butt's personal life was notorious. His chaotic finances led to a number of stays in a
He died on the
Despite his chaotic lifestyle and political limitations Butt was capable of inspiring deep personal loyalty. Some of his friends such as John Butler Yeats (father of the poet WB Yeats) and the future Catholic Bishop of Limerick Edward Thomas O'Dwyer retained a lasting hostility towards Parnell for his role in Butt's downfall.
The novel HOGAN MP by May Laffan Hartley features a hostile portrait of Butt as "Mr. Rebutter".
Footnotes
Isaac Butt was a notorious sex addict and this along with his alcoholism and poor health was the ultamite downfall to his career
References
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