Michael Dunne (MP)
Michael Dunne | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Queen's County | |
| In office 19 July 1852 – 22 July 1865 | |
| Preceded by | John FitzPatrick Thomas Vesey |
| Succeeded by | John FitzPatrick Francis Plunkett Dunne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1800 |
| Died | 20 September 1876 (aged 75–76) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Liberal/Whig |
| Other political affiliations | Independent Irish |
Michael Dunne (1800 – 20 September 1876)[1] was an Irish Liberal, Whig and Independent Irish Party politician.[2]
He was a farmer and lived in Ballymanus, Stradbally, Queen's County, a house and land the family rented from the Grattans. Michael's son William Dunne (1843-1915) was a racehorse trainer and bred two consecutive Irish Derby winners (Soulouque in 1879 and King of the Bees in 1880) and Cortolvin who went on to win the 1867 Grand National.[citation needed]
Michael was a Justice of the Peace.[citation needed]
Dunne became an Independent Irish Party MP for Queen's County at the 1852 general election and, standing as a Whig in 1857 and a Liberal in 1859, held the seat until 1865 when he did not seek re-election.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "Q"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 309. ISBN 978-0901714121.