Richard O'Shaughnessy (MP)
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Richard O'Shaughnessy CB MVO (1842 – 17 August 1918)[1][2] was an Irish Home Rule League politician.
Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Limerick City, Preceded by ...
Richard O'Shaughnessy | |
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Member of Parliament for Limerick City | |
In office 31 January 1874 – 15 November 1883 | |
Preceded by | Isaac Butt George Gavin |
Succeeded by | Daniel Fitzgerald Gabbett Edward McMahon |
Personal details | |
Born | 1842 Limerick, Ireland |
Died | 17 August 1918(1918-08-17) (aged 75–76) |
Political party | Home Rule League |
Spouse | Ellen Potter |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
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He was elected Home Rule MP for Limerick City in 1874 and held the seat until he was appointed a registrar of petty sessions clerks in 1883.[3]
After leaving office, he was also Commissioner for Public Works in Ireland from 1891 to 1903, and was considered for the post of Under-Secretary for Ireland twice.[2]
He became a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in 1900 and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1903.[2]