James O'Beirne

James O'Beirne
MP
Member of Parliament
for Cashel
In office
15 July 1865  22 February 1869
Preceded by John Lanigan
Succeeded by Constituency disenfranchised
Personal details
Born 1820
Died 1895 (aged 7475)
Nationality Irish
Political party Liberal

James Lyster O'Beirne (1820 – 1895)[1] was an Irish Liberal politician.

He was elected MP for Cashel in 1865 and held the seat until 1869, when his election in 1868 was declared void on account of bribery[2] The seat was then disenfranchised and absorbed into Tipperary.[3]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
  2. "Cashel". Warder and Dublin Weekly Mail. 23 April 1870. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 4 February 2018 via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Lanigan
Member of Parliament for Cashel
1865 – 1869
Constituency disenfranchised
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