TWOMEY, JEREMIAH MATTHEW (1847-1921), born in Inchee, Kilgarvan, Ireland, and educated at the national school at Cork, entered the Cork post office in 1865. In 1874 he left for New Zealand, where he joined the Wellington Tribune in 1875. After working on the staffs of the Wellington Argus, Evening Post, Wanganui Herald, Timaru Herald, and Christchurch Press, he bought the Temuka Leader in 1880 and in the following year started the Geraldine Guardian. In 1882 he married Mary, the daughter of Christopher Hughes of Melbourne. At the general elections of 1884 and 1887 Twomey unsuccessfully contested seats in the House of Representatives as a supporter of the Liberal party and an advocate of a state-controlled bank. In 1898 he was appointed to the Legislative Council (retiring by effluxion of his term in 1905). He died on 1 Nov 1921.

Cycl. N.Z., iii (p); Who's Who N.Z., 1908.

Reference: Volume 2, page 208

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