Anthony O'Flaherty
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 |
Anthony O'Flaherty (1800 – 1866)[1] was an Irish Whig, Independent Irish Party and Repeal Association politician.[2][3]
O'Flaherty was first elected Repeal Association 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
- ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "G"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Imperial Parliament". The Ipswich Journal. 18 July 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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