James Christopher Flynn

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James Christopher Flynn (1852–15 November 1922) was an Irish nationalist politician who served for 25 years as a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. He was elected in 1885 for North Cork as a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party and was re-elected unopposed at the next five general elections. When the Irish Party split in 1891, Flynn joined the Anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation, and he rejoined the united party in 1900. He held his seat until he stood down at the January 1910 general election. Flynn also argued for changes to Parliament’s working hours and was arrested in February 1888 under the Crimes Act for conspiracy.