Sir Thomas Berry Cusack-Smith PC (1795 – 13 August 1866)[1] was an Irish politician and judge.
The younger son of Sir William Cusack-Smith, 2nd Baronet, Baron of the Exchequer and his wife Hester Berry, and grandson of Sir Michael Smith, 1st Baronet, Master of the Rolls in Ireland from 1801 to 1806, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland briefly in 1842 , and then Attorney-General for Ireland from 1842 until 1846, in which role he prosecuted Daniel O'Connell. He was a Member of Parliament for Ripon from 1843 to 1846.[2] He became Master of the Rolls in Ireland in 1846, holding that office until his death. Like his father he had a reputation for eccentricity and bad temper: during the trial of Daniel O'Connell he challenged opposing counsel to a duel.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Pemberton Leigh George Cockburn |
Member of Parliament for Ripon 1843 – 1846 With: George Cockburn |
Succeeded by Edwin Lascelles George Cockburn |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Joseph Devonsher Jackson |
Solicitor-General for Ireland Sep-Nov 1842 |
Succeeded by Richard Wilson Greene |
| Preceded by Francis Blackburne |
Attorney-General for Ireland 1842 - 1846 |
Succeeded by Richard Wilson Greene |
| Preceded by Francis Blackburne |
Master of the Rolls in Ireland 1846–1866 |
Succeeded by John Edward Walsh |