Matthew Dease

Matthew O'Reilly Dease (1819 – 17 August 1887)[1] was an Irish Liberal politician.

Matthew Dease MP
Member of Parliament for County Louth
In office 24 November 1868 – 14 February 1874 Serving with Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue
Preceded by	Tristram Kennedy Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue
Succeeded by	Alexander Martin Sullivan Philip Callan
Personal details
Born	1819
Died	17 August 1887 (aged 68)
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Liberal
Parents	Richard Dease Anna Maria O'Reilly

Dease was the son of Richard Dease and Anna Maria O'Reilly, daughter of Matthew O'Reilly.[2]

He was elected unopposed as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for County Louth at the 1868 general election but was defeated at the next election in 1874.[3]

He was also a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for County Louth. He was High Sheriff of Louth for 1857, and for County Cavan in 1861.[2][4]

Dease owned a significant amount of land across Ireland, 6,488 acres in all, including land in Ballyamona, County Limerick, Charleville in County Louth (nearly 2,000 acres), County Cavan, County Meath, and Dublin. His largest estate, at 2,366 acres, was in County Mayo, and was sold to the Congested Districts' Board on 2 December 1898.[5] His entailed estates in County Louth were inherited by Edmond O'Conor of Charleville, a distant relative.[6]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
2. Burke, Bernard. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. p. 41.
3. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
4. "Cavan County Directory, 1862". Library Ireland. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
5. "ESTATE: O'REILLY DEASE". Landed Estates. National University of Ireland Galway. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
6. Hall, Donal. County Louth and the Irish Revolution 1912-1923.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Matthew Dease