Denis Caulfield Brady

Denis Caulfield Brady JP DL (1804 – 30 November 1886) was a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom who represented the constituency of Newry. He was a native of Newry, the son of Thomas Brady and Rose Caulfield, and educated at Trinity College Dublin.[1] He was a reformer, in favour of the emancipation of Catholics and the abolition of tithes, and he was elected through the support of the poor Catholics of Newry. As a result of Brady's victory over Sir Thomas Staples in 1835, the Earl of Kilmorey evicted more than 80 families from his lands for their votes.[2] Brady became Chairman of the Newry Navigation Company and was also a Magistrate and Lord Lieutenant for County Down.[3] He remained a devoted member of the Liberal Party, but toward the end of his life he increasingly supported the Unionist cause. He died in Newry, aged 82.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Walford, Edward (1869). The County Families of the United Kingdom. R. Hardwicke. p. 120. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Earl Kilmorey's Tenantry". Newry Examiner. 14 March 1835. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's who of British members of Parliament. The Harvester Press. p. 44. ISBN 9780855272197. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958
  5. ↑ "Death of Denis Caulfield Brady". Freeman's Journal. 1 December 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Lord Marcus Hill		 Member of Parliament for Newry
1835 – 1837		 Succeeded by
John Ellis
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