Robert Henry Metge

Robert Henry Metge JP (1850 – 19 September 1900)^[2][3] 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.

Robert Henry Metge MP JP
Member of Parliament for Meath
In office 31 March 1880 – 21 February 1884 Serving with Edward Sheil (April 1882 – 1884) Michael Davitt (February 1882 – April 1882) Alexander Martin Sullivan (May 1880 – February 1882) Charles Stewart Parnell (1880 – May 1880)
Preceded by	Charles Stewart Parnell Nicholas Ennis
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	1850 Athlumney, Co Meath, Ireland
Died	19 September 1900(1900-09-19) (aged 49–50) Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), Co Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Home Rule
Spouse(s)	Lilian Margaret Grubb ​ ​ (m. 1892)​ Frances Thomasina Virginia Lambart ​ ​ (m. 1874)​
Children	15
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin[1]

A barrister, he was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Meath in 1880, but resigned the seat on 30 July 1883.^[4]

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.