DEATH OF MR A.M. SULLIVAN.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1278, 16 December 1884, Page 3

DEATH OF MR A.M. SULLIVAN.

From papers received by last mail we learu that it was Mr A. M. Sullivan, and not Mr T. D. Sullivan, who recently died. Of the two brothers Mr A. M. Sullivan was the most distinguished. He was one of the greatest orators of the day as well as a distinguished journalist, lawyer, and historian. He was a strict Roman Catholic, but be never hesitated to attack priest or bishop who opposed the people in politics, and his life was devoted to putting down religious bigotry and uniting Protestants and Catholics. As a result few men were more universally respected, and the Irish and Itng'ish papers speak of him in the kindest terms. His funeral was one of the largest ever seen in Dublin. Not only were people from all parts of Ireland present, but Representatives of the lush Societies and Liberal Clubs of Great Britain attended. Amongst other things Mr Sullivan was a staunch total abstainer, and in the letter of condolence sent by Sir Wilfred Lawson he says he felt as if he had lost a brother Twelve Temperance Societies sent special Represents'ives and these included the Grand Worthy Chief Templar of Ireland, and Representatives of the United Kingdom Alliance and other Temperance Associations from many “English towns. Amongst others present were several Archbishops, Bishops, and a whole host

of Priests, as well as the Lord Major of Dublin, and many Mayors of other Municipalities, Members of Parliament of every shade of opinion, and othei notable people whose names take uj three columns of the paper. Mr Sullivan died a very poor man. He had many opportunities of enriching himself but he never embraced them. According to Mr John A. Blake, lata Member of Parliament for Waterford, he was offered the position of one of the Land Commissioners a few years ago by the Government, the salary attached to which was about £2OOO or £3OOO a year, but Inrefused on the ground that he would thus forfeit his independence, PLhad always been fighting in the people’s cause, and he would take no position which would prevent him from continuing to do so. He was not then, and he has not since been in Parliament. He was practising in London as a barrister, and he was in poor health, but still the emoluments of office had no allurement for him. After the funeral a meeting was held in the Mortuary Chapel in Glasnevin. The Lord Mayor of Dublin presided and after speeches were delivered by several notable persons a subscription list was opened for the benefit of his family, which was headed by Archbishop Croka, of Cashell, with £SO, Dr Nulty and the Bishop of Westmeath each giving £2O, Mr Patrick Claffy, of Blackrock, £IOO. There was £1,400 subscribed in the chapel, and it is expected that a handsome tribute will ultimately be collected for presentation to the widow. Mr Sullivan, who was born in West Cork, began his journalistic life in Tipperary, succeeded Sir Charles Gavan Dully as proprietor of the Nation newspaper, was called to the bar some fifteen years ago, and has been practising as a barrister since. He was 51 years of age when he died.