James McCann | |
Office: | Member of Parliament for Drogheda |
Term Start: | 13 July 1852 |
Term End: | 17 July 1865 |
Predecessor: | William Somerville |
Successor: | Benjamin Whitworth |
Death Date: | 1873 |
Nationality: | Irish |
Party: | Liberal/Whig |
Otherparty: | Independent Irish Party |
James McCann (died 1873) was an Irish Liberal, Whig and Independent Irish Party politician.[1]
McCann was first elected Independent Irish Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Drogheda at the 1852 general election and—standing as a Whig in 1857 and Liberal in 1859—held the seat until 1865 when he did not seek re-election.[2] [3]