Robert Henry Woods
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Sir Robert Henry Woods (1865 – 8 September 1938) was an Irish Independent Unionist Member of Parliament
(MP) in the United Kingdom Parliament. He was born at Tullamore
. He was knighted in 1913.
He attended Wesley College, Dublin
and Trinity College, Dublin
as well as studying in Vienna, before graduating in medicine in 1889. He became President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
1910-11. He was Professor of Laryngology and Otology at Trinity College.
He was MP for Dublin University 1918-1922, having previously been defeated in a 1917 by-election for the same constituency.
Woods left the House of Commons
at the dissolution of 1922 when his constituency ceased to be represented in the House of Commons.
Member of Parliament
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(MP) in the United Kingdom Parliament. He was born at Tullamore
Tullamore
Tullamore is a town in County Offaly, in the midlands of Ireland. It is Offaly's county town and the centre of the district.Tullamore is an important commercial and industrial centre in the region. Major international employers in the town include 'Tyco Healthcare' and 'Boston Scientific'. In...
. He was knighted in 1913.
He attended Wesley College, Dublin
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and Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
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as well as studying in Vienna, before graduating in medicine in 1889. He became President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
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1910-11. He was Professor of Laryngology and Otology at Trinity College.
He was MP for Dublin University 1918-1922, having previously been defeated in a 1917 by-election for the same constituency.
Woods left the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
at the dissolution of 1922 when his constituency ceased to be represented in the House of Commons.