Francis Macdonogh Explained

Francis Macdonogh
Office:Member of Parliament
for Sligo Borough
Term Start:9 August 1860
Term End:15 July 1865
Predecessor:Arthur John Wynne
Successor:Richard Armstrong
Birth Date:1806
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Conservative
Otherparty:Whig

Francis Macdonogh (1806 – 18 April 1882)[1] was an Irish politician and barrister.[2]

Macdonogh was admitted to the bar in 1829, and made a member of the Queen's Counsel in 1842, later becoming counsel to Inland Revenue for Ireland for 1858 to 1859. He was also a Justice of the Peace for County Armagh, County Kilkenny and County Sligo.[1]

Macdonogh first stood for election as a Whig in Carrickfergus in 1857,[3] but was unsuccessful. He was later elected as th Member of Parliament (MP) for Sligo Borough at a by-election in 1860 – caused by Arthur John Wayne's resignation – and held the seat until 1868 when he was defeated.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Disraeli. Benjamin. Benjamin Disraeli. Gunn. John Alexander Wilson. Wiebe. Melvin George. Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1860–1864. 1982. University of Toronto Press. 123. Illustrated. 17 March 2018. 9780802099495.
  2. Web site: Sligo Borough Directory 1862. LibraryIreland. 17 March 2018.
  3. Book: Wood-Martin. William Gregory. William Gregory Wood-Martin. History of Sligo ; county and town ; with illustrations from original drawings and plans. 1882–1892. Hodges Figgis. Dublin. 58.
  4. Book: Walker. B.M.. Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. 1978. Royal Irish Academy. Dublin. 0901714127.
  5. Book: O'Day. Alan. Fleming. N. C.. Longman Handbook of Modern Irish History Since 1800. 2014. Routledge. 9781317897118. 157. Elections.