Nicholas Maher

Nicholas Valentine Maher (died 18 October 1851)[1] was an Irish Repeal Association politician.[2][3]

Nicholas Maher
Member of Parliament for Tipperary
In office 10 February 1844 – 18 October 1851 Serving with Robert Otway-Cave (1844–1845) Richard Albert Fitzgerald (1845–1847) Francis Scully (1847–1851)
Preceded by	Robert Otway-Cave Valentine Maher
Succeeded by	Francis Scully James Sadleir
Personal details
Died	18 October 1851
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Repeal Association

He was the son of Thomas Maher, a medical practitioner, and his wife Margaret. In 1845, he married Margaret Jane Herbert, the daughter of Walter Otway Herbert and Mary Miles.[2][4]

Maher was first elected Repeal Association MP for Tipperary at a by-election in 1844—caused by the death of his cousin, Valentine Maher—and held the seat until his own death in 1851.[2][5]

He was also a member of the Reform Club.[2]

References

1. Rayment, Leigh (7 September 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "T"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
2. "Nicholas Maher". Members of Parliament after 1832. History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
3. Walford, Edward (1860). The county families of the United Kingdom. London: Robert Hardwicke. p. 778. ISBN 9785871943618. Retrieved 25 August 2019 – via Google Books.
4. Lundy, Darryl (15 August 2013). "Nicholas Valentine Maher". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
5. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Nicholas Maher