Anthony O'Flaherty (1800 – 1866)[1] was an Irish Whig, Independent Irish Party and Repeal Association politician.[2][3]
Anthony O'Flaherty | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Galway Borough | |
| In office 2 August 1847 – 13 July 1857 | |
| Preceded by | James Henry Monahan Martin Joseph Blake |
| Succeeded by | Ulick de Burgh John Orrell Lever |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1800 |
| Died | 1866 (aged 65–66) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Whig |
| Other political affiliations | Independent Irish Party Repeal Association |
O'Flaherty was first elected Repeal Association Member of Parliament (MP) for Galway Borough at the 1847 general election and—elected for the Independent Irish Party in 1852, and the Whigs in April 1857—held the seat until July 1857 when he was unseated due to bribery by his agents.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "G"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 282. ISBN 978-0901714121.
- ^ Ollivier, John (1841). Ollivier's parliamentary and political directory for the Session 1841, 1848, Volume 1. p. 27 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Imperial Parliament". The Ipswich Journal. 18 July 1857. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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