T. P. O'Connor

The Right Honourable T. P. O'Connor PC
Father of the House of Commons
In office 14 December 1918 – 18 November 1929
Speaker	James Lowther John Henry Whitley Edward FitzRoy
Preceded by	Thomas Burt
Succeeded by	David Lloyd George
Member of Parliament for Liverpool Scotland
In office 18 December 1885 – 18 November 1929
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	David Logan
Member of Parliament for Galway Borough
In office 27 April 1880 – 18 December 1885 Serving with John Orrell Lever
Preceded by	George Morris Michael Francis Ward
Succeeded by	William Henry O'Shea
Personal details
Born	(1848-10-05)5 October 1848 Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
Died	18 November 1929(1929-11-18) (aged 81) Westminster, London, England
Resting place	St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green, London
Political party	Irish Parliamentary Party (1882–1929) Home Rule League (1880–1882)
Spouse	Elizabeth Howard ​ (m. 1885)​
Alma mater	Queen's College Galway

Thomas Power O'Connor, PC (5 October 1848 – 18 November 1929), known as T. P. O'Connor and occasionally as Tay Pay (mimicking the Irish pronunciation of the initials T. P.), was an Irish nationalist politician and journalist who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for nearly fifty years.