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Parnell (CHARLES STEWART an Irish)

CHARLES STEWART, an Irish statesman; born at his father's Statesman, estate of Avondale, Wicklow co., Ireland, in 1846, connected on his father's side with a family that originally belonged to Congleton, Cheshire, and whose members included Parnell the Poet, and Sir John Parnell, chancellor of the exchequer in Grattan's Parliament; while his mother was the daughter of Admiral Stewart of the United States navy.

He was educated at Magdalen College, Cambridge; became member of Parliament for Meath in 1875; organized the "active" Home Rule Party, and developed its obstruction tactics; and in 1879 formally adopted the policy of the newly formed Land League, and was chosen president of the organization. In 1880 he was returned for the the city of Cork, and was chosen as leader of the Irish party. In the session of 1881 he opposed the Crimes Act and the Land Act; was arrested, along PARNELL with other members of his party; and was lodged in Kilmainham jail, released till the following May. In 1883 jail, and not he was the recipient of a large money for Cork, and next year he and his fol- eral election of 1885 he was re-elected and was active in organizing the newly formed National League. At the general election of 1885 he was re-elected for Cork, and next year he and his followers supported the Home Rule proplicity with the crimes and outrages com- 1887 he and other members of his party were accused by the "Times" of complicity with the crimes and outrages committed by the extreme section of the Irish Nationalist party. A commission of three judges was appointed by the government in 1888, with the result that, in February, 1890, Mr. Parnell was