Thomas Kettle, M.P.
Artist
Seán O'Sullivan
(1906 - 1964)
Datepost 1916
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions101.7 x 76.2 cm
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery.
Donated by Mary Kettle, 1964.
© The Estate of Seán O'Sullivan.
Object number1228
DescriptionThomas Kettle (1880-1916), was a former Irish Parliamentary Party MP and in 1908 was made first professor of economics at University College, Dublin. He was married to Mary, the sister of Hanna Sheehy- Skeffington. A number of attempts were made to resolve the bitter Lockout dispute. This included a Peace Commission headed by Professor Kettle. However, the Peace Commission failed to achieve a resolution. As the crisis deepened, a tribunal of inquiry known as the Askwith Inquiry was subsequently set up to meet representatives of employers and of workers, again with the intention of resolving the dispute.On View
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