Henry Owen Lewis (26 September 1842 - 5 August 1913)[1][2] was an Irish Home Rule politician. He was MP for Carlow from 1874 to 1880.[3] His daughter Frances (1873–1959) married colonial governor Cornelius Alfred Moloney and in widowhood co-founded the Missionary Sisters of St. Columban.[4]
Henry Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Carlow | |
| In office 31 January 1874 – 31 March 1880 | |
| Preceded by | William Fagan |
| Succeeded by | Charles Dawson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Owen Lewis 26 September 1842 |
| Died | 5 August 1913 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Home Rule League |
| Spouse |
Francis Sophia Elsegood
(m. 1866) |
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He was High Sheriff of Monaghan in 1885. He died 4 August 1913 at Manresa House, Roehampton, and was buried at St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church, Mortlake.[5]
References
edit- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1879). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain. London: Harrison. p. 964.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ Lunney, Sheila. "Moloney, Frances Isabella Sophia Mary (Sister Mary Patrick)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. 7 August 1913. p. 1 – via The Times Digital Archive.
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