▁Mayor ▁of ▁C ork ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁William ▁O ' B rien ' s ▁closest ▁al lies , ▁he ▁joined ▁with ▁him ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁All - for - I reland ▁Party ▁( A FI L ) ▁MP ▁in ▁both ▁elections ▁that ▁year , ▁ ▁retain ing ▁his ▁seat ▁until ▁the ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁election ▁when ▁he ▁stood ▁down ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁A FI L ▁party . ▁During ▁the ▁previous ▁June , ▁when ▁Arthur ▁Griff ith ▁asked ▁O ’ B rien ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁writ ▁moved ▁for ▁his ▁candid acy ▁in ▁the ▁Cav an - east ▁by - e lection , ▁O ' B rien ▁sent ▁two ▁A FI L ▁MP s ▁to ▁West min ster ▁where ▁Cre an ▁moved ▁the ▁writ . ▁Griff ith ▁was ▁subsequently ▁elected ▁with ▁a ▁s izable ▁majority . ▁ ▁Cre an ▁was ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁years ▁and ▁although ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁ 2 6 ▁years , ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁relative ▁obsc urity ▁at ▁his ▁Douglas ▁Street , ▁C ork ▁residence ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁St ent on , ▁Michael ▁and ▁Le es , ▁Stephen , ▁Who ' s ▁Who ▁in ▁British ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁ 1 8 8 6 – 1 9 1 8 ▁ ▁Ma ume , ▁Patrick