James Delahunty
Vanity Fair caricature of Delahunty by James Tissot
James Delahunty (1808 – 15 June 1885)[1] was an Irish Liberal Party politician from Waterford.
He was elected at the 1868 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Waterford City,[2] but was defeated at the 1874 general election, when both the city's seats were won by candidates of the Home Rule Party.[2]
He returned to the House of Commons three years later, when he was elected at a by-election in January 1877 as MP for County Waterford following the death of Sir John Esmonde, Bt.[3] This time Delahunty was himself a Home Rule candidate, and he defeated his Liberal opponent by a margin of more than 3:1.[4]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
- 1 2 Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801–1922. A New History of Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 318. ISBN 0901714127. ISSN 0332-0286.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24409. p. 369. 26 January 1877. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ Walker, op. cit. page 319
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Delahunty
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Henry Barron, Bt John Aloysius Blake |
Member of Parliament for Waterford City 1868 – 1874 With: John Aloysius Blake to 1869 Sir Henry Barron, Bt 1869–70 Ralph Bernal Osborne 1870–74 |
Succeeded by Richard Power Purcell O'Gorman |
| Preceded by Lord Charles Beresford Sir John Esmonde, Bt |
Member of Parliament for County Waterford 1877 – 1880 With: Lord Charles Beresford |
Succeeded by John Aloysius Blake Henry Villiers-Stuart |
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