Richard Dowse PC (1824 – 14 March 1890)[1] was an Irish policitian and barrister. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Londonderry City (UK Parliament constituency)|Londonderry at the 1868 general election.[1] He was appointed a Baron of the Court of the Exchequer. He was Attorney-General and Solicitor-General for Ireland in the 1870s.[2] Dowse resided at 38 Mountjoy Square in Dublin's north city centre. He was considered one of the finest and wittiest Parliamentary speakers of the age; by comparison his judgements are generally cosidered dull.
His obituary notice in The Times of 15 March 1890, read
| “ | Mr. Baron Dowse was a self-made man, who, without social advantages, forced his way by his own merit to the eminent position which he occupied . . . He gave at all times free and vivid utterance to his thoughts, without waiting to examine critically the terms in which he should mould them. These were often quaint and graphic, with a dash of wit and humour, which, if a little wanting in dignity, .. .gave emphasis and force to an argument or comment.[3][4] | ” |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Lord Claud Hamilton |
Member of Parliament for Londonderry City 1868 – 1872 |
Succeeded by Charles Edward Lewis |
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| Preceded by Charles Robert Barry |
Solicitor General for Ireland 1870-1872 |
Succeeded by Christopher Palles |
| Attorney General for Ireland 1872 |
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