▁Society , ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁C ork ▁United ▁Tr ades ▁Work ers ▁Association . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁to ▁the ▁C ork ▁City ▁Council , ▁and ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁C ork ▁Trade ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁until ▁de posed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁for ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁Par nell ▁in ▁the ▁split . ▁He ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁C ork ▁County ▁Board ▁ 1 8 9 0 - 9 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁general ▁election ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁Michael ▁Dav itt , ▁who ▁continued ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁a ▁place ▁for ▁labour ▁within ▁the ▁national ist ▁movement , ▁as ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁anti - Par nell ite ▁Irish ▁National ▁Federation ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁" Lab our ▁National ist " ▁MP ▁for ▁Queen ' s ▁County ▁( O ss ory ▁Division ). ▁He ▁retained ▁his ▁seat ▁ 1 8 9 5 – 1 9 0 0 . ▁Then ▁at ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁Dav itt ▁sat ▁for ▁south - east ▁C ork ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁re - un ited ▁Irish ▁Parliament ary ▁Party , ▁after ▁defe ating ▁the ▁He aly ite ▁candidate , ▁and ▁was ▁again ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁bear er ▁of ▁the ▁title ▁" May or ▁of ▁C ork " ▁when ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁which ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Lord