Rickard Deasy PC (1812 – 6 May 1883) was an Irish lawyer and judge.
Dease was elected as Member of Parliament for County County on 23 April 1855 in a by-election following Edmond Roche's elevation to the peerage.[1] He was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1859 and then made Attorney-General for Ireland in 1860, being also appointed to the Irish Privy Council (on 21 February).[2] On the death of Richard Wilson Greene in 1861 Deasy was raised to the bench as a Baron of the Exchequer, and was appointed to the Irish Court of Appeal in 1878. His name is permanently associated with the Landlord and Tenant Act 1860, universally known as Deasy's Act , which as Attorney General he steered through Parliament.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edmond Roche Vincent Scully |
Member of Parliament for County Cork 1855–1861 With: Vincent Scully 1855–1857 Alexander McCarthy 1857–1859 Vincent Scully 1859–1861 |
Succeeded by Vincent Scully Nicholas Philpot Leader |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by John George |
Solicitor-General for Ireland 1859–1860 |
Succeeded by Thomas O'Hagan |
| Preceded by John FitzGerald |
Attorney-General for Ireland 1860–1861 |
Succeeded by Thomas O'Hagan |