Patrick McMahon (MP)

Patrick McMahon (1813 – 19 December 1875)[1] was an Irish Liberal, Independent Irish Party, and Radical politician.

Patrick McMahon
Member of Parliament for New Ross
In office 18 November 1868 – 9 February 1874
Preceded by	Charles George Tottenham
Succeeded by	John Dunbar
Member of Parliament for County Wexford
In office 26 July 1852 – 24 July 1865 Serving with John George (1859–1865) John Hatchell (1857–1859) John George (1852–1857)
Preceded by	James Fagan Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan
Succeeded by	John George James Power
Personal details
Born	1813
Died	19 December 1875 (aged 62)
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Ind. Irish (1852–1859) Radical (until 1852)

McMahon was first elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for County Wexford as a Radical[2] at the 1852 general election but shortly after joined the Independent Irish Party when it formed later that year. He held the seat until 1865, being re-elected as an Independent Irish Party candidate in 1857, and then as a Liberal Party candidate, upon its creation, in 1859.[3]

He was later elected MP as a Liberal candidate for New Ross in the 1868 general election and held the seat until 1874 when he stood down.[3]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
2. "List of Candidates for the General Election". The Sligo Champion. 5 July 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 11 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. 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 Patrick McMahon