Henry Owen Lewis
Irish Home Rule politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry Owen Lewis (26 September 1842 - 5 August 1913)[1][2] was an Irish Home Rule politician. He was MP for Carlow from 1874 to 1880.[3] His daughter Frances (1873–1959) married colonial governor Cornelius Alfred Moloney and in widowhood co-founded the Missionary Sisters of St. Columban.[4]
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Henry Lewis | |
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Member of Parliament for Carlow | |
In office 31 January 1874 – 31 March 1880 | |
Preceded by | William Fagan |
Succeeded by | Charles Dawson |
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Born | Henry Owen Lewis (1842-09-26)26 September 1842 |
Died | 5 August 1913(1913-08-05) (aged 70) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Home Rule League |
Spouse |
Francis Sophia Elsegood
(m. 1866) |
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He was High Sheriff of Monaghan in 1885. He died 4 August 1913 at Manresa House, Roehampton, and was buried at St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church, Mortlake.[5]