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Francis Macdonogh
Member of Parliament
for Sligo Borough
In office
9 August 1860 – 15 July 1865
Preceded by Arthur John Wynne
Succeeded by Richard Armstrong
Personal details
Born1806
Died18 April 1882(1882-04-18) (aged 75–76)
Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Conservative
Other political
affiliations
Whig

Francis Macdonogh QC (1806 – 18 April 1882) [1] [2] was an Irish politician and barrister. [3]

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. [2]

Macdonogh first stood for election as a Whig in Carrickfergus in 1857, [4] 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. [5] [6]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
  2. ^ a b Disraeli, Benjamin (1982). Gunn, John Alexander Wilson; Wiebe, Melvin George (eds.). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1860–1864 (Illustrated ed.). University of Toronto Press. p. 123. ISBN  9780802099495. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Sligo Borough Directory 1862". LibraryIreland. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ Wood-Martin, William Gregory (1882–1892). History of Sligo ; county and town ; with illustrations from original drawings and plans. Dublin: Hodges Figgis. p.  58.
  5. ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN  0901714127.
  6. ^ O'Day, Alan; Fleming, N. C. (2014). "Elections". Longman Handbook of Modern Irish History Since 1800. Routledge. p. 157. ISBN  9781317897118.

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