Robert Henry Metge was an Irish Home Rule League politician. He was born in Athlumney, Co Meath, the son of John Charles Metge and Eliza Ibbetson Cole of Navan, Co Meath.
Occupation
politician, barrister
Position held
member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born
1850
Died
September 19, 1900
Overview
Robert Henry Metge (1850 – 19 September 1900) was an Irish Home Rule League politician. He was born in Athlumney, Co Meath, the son of John Charles Metge and Eliza Ibbetson Cole of Navan, Co Meath.
A barrister, he was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Meath in 1880, but resigned the seat on 30 July 1883.
His first marriage was in 1874 to Frances Thomasine Virginia Lambart, with whom he had thirteen children; his second wife Lillian Margaret Metge was a leading suffragette, with whom he had two daughters. After his premature death, she was arrested for causing an explosion, damaging the Cathedral in Lisburn.
Robert Metge died in Kingstown, Co Dublin on 19 September 1900.
