Charles Cunningham Boycott (12 March 1832 – 19 June 1897) was an English land agent whose ostracism by his local community in Ireland gave the English language the term boycott. He had served in the British Army 39th Foot, which brought him to Ireland.

Jun 19, 2023 · Charles Cunningham Boycott (March 12, 1832 – June 19, 1897) was an English land agent who became infamous after he was ostracized by his local community in Co Mayo, giving way to the verb...

Charles Cunningham Boycott (born March 12, 1832, Burgh St. Peter, Norfolk, Eng.—died June 19, 1897, Flixton, Suffolk) was a retired British army captain who was an estate manager in Ireland during the agitation over the Irish land question.

Apr 23, 2021 · Originally from Norfolk, England, Charles Cunningham Boycott spent about three years in the British military before settling on County Mayo’s Achill Island with his Irish wife, …

Boycott became the estate manager for an absentee English landlord. His demanding nature led to friction with the Irish tenants. In 1880, amidst widespread hunger and poverty, the Irish Land League leader Charles Parnell urged the tenants under Boycott's management to demand higher wages. Boycott refused and dismissed those who protested.

Boycott, collective and organized ostracism applied in labour, economic, political, or social relations to protest practices that are regarded as unfair. The boycott was popularized by Charles Stewart Parnell during the Irish land agitation of 1880 to protest high rents and land evictions.

Oct 3, 2024 · The article discusses the life and legacy of ‘Captain’ Charles Cunningham Boycott, a land agent in Ireland known for his pivotal role during the agrarian crisis of the late 19th century.

Charles Boycott (12 March 1832 – 19 June 1897) was the man on which the modern word of refusing trade or any commercial or social relation with a person or organisation “boycott” invented.

Retired British army captain Charles Cunningham Boycott was an estate manager in Ireland during the agitation over the Irish land question. During that period in Irish history, the land was mostly owned by wealthy British landlords, with poor Irish farmers renting from them.

Mar 5, 2024 · Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott, an Englishman, was a land agent for Lord Erne, a prominent Anglo-Irish landowner in County Mayo. As a land agent, Boycott was responsible for managing the estate, collecting rents, and enforcing the landlord’s policies.