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Line 1: {{Short description\|Irish politician and racehorse trainer (1869–1948)}} '''James Joseph Parkinson''' (died 16 September 1948) was an Irish politician. He was a member of [[Seanad Éireann]] from 1922 to 1936 and from 1938 to 1947. A veterinary surgeon, bloodstock breeder and company director, he was first elected to the [[Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State)\|Free State Seanad]] as a [[Cumann na nGaedheal]] member in 1922.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web\|url=http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=2&MemberID=1633&ConstID=204\|title=Mr. James Parkinson\|work=Oireachtas Members Database\|accessdate=22 May 2012}}</ref> ▼ {{Use Hiberno-English\|date=February 2024}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder \| image = \| image_size = \| caption = \| office = [[Seanad Éireann\|Senator]] \| term_start = 27 April 1938 \| term_end = 31 July 1947 \| constituency = [[Cultural and Educational Panel]] \| office1 = [[Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State)\|Senator]] \| term_start1 = 11 December 1922 \| term_end1 = 29 May 1936 \| party = {{ubl\|[[Fine Gael]]\|[[Cumann na nGaedheal]]}} \| birth_date = {{birth date\|1869\|11\|15\|df=y}} \| birth_place = [[County Waterford]], Ireland \| death_date = {{death date and age\|1948\|9\|16\|1869\|11\|15\|df=y}} \| death_place = [[County Kildare]], Ireland \| nationality = [[Irish people\|Irish]] \| spouse = Margaret Brophy \| children = 8 \| education = \| alma_mater = [[Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons]] }} ▲'''James Joseph Parkinson''' (~~died~~15 November 1869 – 16 September 1948) was an Irish politician. He was a member of [[Seanad Éireann]] from 1922 to 1936 and from 1938 to 1947. A veterinary surgeon, racehorse trainer, bloodstock breeder and company director, he was first elected to the [[Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State)\|Free State Seanad]] as a [[Cumann na nGaedheal]] member in 1922.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members~~-hist~~/~~default~~member/James-Joseph-Parkinson.~~asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=2&MemberID=1633&ConstID=204~~S.1922-06-12/\|title=~~Mr.~~ James Parkinson\|work=Oireachtas Members Database\|~~accessdate~~access-date=22 May 2012}}</ref> From 1938 onwards, he was elected by the [[Cultural and Educational Panel]] as a [[Fine Gael]] member.<ref name=oireachtas_db/> He resigned from the Seanad on 31 July 1947 due to poor health.<ref name=resignation>{{cite web\|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1947-07-31/2/\|title=Resignation of Senator\|work=Seanad Éireann – Volume 34\|date=31 July 1947\|access-date=22 May 2012}}</ref> "J.J." Parkinson was born at [[Tramore]], County Waterford, and qualified as a veterinary surgeon ([[Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons\|MRCVS]]) in London.<ref name=dib>{{cite web\|url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/parkinson-james-joseph-j-j-a9286\|title=Parkinson, James Joseph ('J. J.')\|work=[[Dictionary of Irish Biography]]\|last=Rouse\|first=Paul\|access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref> From 1892 he briefly practised on the [[Curragh]] but soon moved into racing. After a short spell in the United States he settled at Maddenstown Lodge also on the Curragh which remained his home for forty-five years.<ref name=dib/> He trained the winners of 2,577 races in Ireland, including two in the [[Irish Derby]] before his death after several years of ill-health at Maddenstown Lodge.<ref>Guy StJohn Williams and Francis P M Hyland, ''The Irish Derby 1866–1979'', London, J A Allen, 1980, pp. 152–154</ref><ref>Williams and Hyland, ''Who was Who in Irish Racing'', Monasterevan, Co.Kildare, Daletta Press, 2019, pp. 355–356</ref><ref>''Belfast Newsletter'', 16 September 1948, p.4</ref> Parkinson's total of race wins by a trainer was a record in Ireland until beaten by [[Dermot Weld]] in 2000, and he was champion trainer in Ireland by number of races won 23 times between 1904 and 1939.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Despite some setbacks, James Joseph Parkinson was a true titan of the Turf \|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/sport/other-sports/despite-some-setbacks-james-joseph-parkinson-was-a-true-titan-of-the-turf-27373714.html \|publisher=The Kerryman \|access-date=3 March 2021 \|date=18 August 2000}}</ref> From 1938 onwards, he was elected by the [[Cultural and Educational Panel]] as a [[Fine Gael]] member.<ref name=oireachtas_db/> He resigned from the Seanad on 31 July 1947 due to poor health.<ref name=resignation>{{cite web\|url=http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/takes/seanad1947073100003?opendocument\|title=Resignation of Senator\|work=Seanad Éireann – Volume 34\|date=31 July 1947\|accessdate=22 May 2012}}</ref> ==References== Line 7 ⟶ 32: {{Navboxes\|title=James Parkinson navigational boxes\|list1= {{Members of the 5th Seanad}}▼ {{Members of the 4th Seanad}}▼ {{Members of the 3rd Seanad}}▼ {{Members of the 2nd Seanad}}▼ {{Members of the 1934 Seanad}}▼ {{Members of the 1931 Seanad}}▼ {{Members of the 1928 Seanad}}▼ {{Members of the 1925 Seanad}}▼ {{Members of the 1922 Seanad}} ▲{{Members of the 1925 Seanad}} ▲{{Members of the 1928 Seanad}} ▲{{Members of the 1931 Seanad}} ▲{{Members of the 1934 Seanad}} ▲{{Members of the 2nd Seanad}} ▲{{Members of the 3rd Seanad}} ▲{{Members of the 4th Seanad}} ▲{{Members of the 5th Seanad}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Parkinson, James}} [[Category:~~Year~~1869 ~~of birth missing~~births]] [[Category:1948 deaths]] [[Category:Cumann na nGaedheal ~~politicians~~senators]] [[Category:Fine Gael ~~politicians~~senators]] [[Category:Members of the 1922 Seanad]] [[Category:Members of the 1925 Seanad]] Line 33 ⟶ 58: [[Category:Members of the 5th Seanad]] [[Category:Politicians from County Kildare]] [[Category:Irish racehorse trainers]] [[Category:Irish veterinarians]] ~~{{CnaG-politician-stub}}~~ [[Category:Irish racehorse owners and breeders]] ~~{{FineGael-politician-stub}}~~ [[Category:People from Tramore]] [[Category:Health professionals from County Waterford]] [[Category:Cultural and Educational Panel senators]]