Background
Born in Kanturk, County Cork, the eldest son of Timothy Guiney, clerk of Kanturk Union.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Born in Kanturk, County Cork, the eldest son of Timothy Guiney, clerk of Kanturk Union.
He was educated at Saint Patrick’s Monastery, Mountrath, County Laois.
He served three terms of imprisonment for activity in the Land War and later Plan of Campaign movement during the 1880s under the Coercion Acting. He became a farmer and served as councillor for Newmarket and on the Cork County (1908–1911) as well as Chair of Newmarket Agricultural Society, Newmarket Gaelic League Class and Newmarket Old-Age Pensions Committee. With strong family connection in the North Cork area Guiney had built a personal political base as a Land and Labour Association activist skilled in organising land agitation and deploying it at a local level to make landlords agree sales terms under the 1902 Wyndham Land Purchase Acting.
Also as a supporter of William O"Brien"s All-for-Ireland League he was elected Member of Parliament for North-Cork in the January 1910 general election.
He was re-elected in the following December 1910 general election when he also contested (unsuccessfully) for Kerry East. John was the father of David Guiney, one of Ireland"s most versatile athletes.
Patrick and John were uncles of Philip Burton (1910–1995), Fine Gael Territorial Decoration for Cork North–East 1961-1969, and member of the Seanad 1973-1977.
29th United Kingdom Parliament. 30th United Kingdom Parliament.