Matthew Dease

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 (aged 68)
Nationality Irish
Political party Liberal
Parents Richard Dease
Anna Maria O'Reilly

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

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

He was elected unopposed as MP for County Louth in 1868 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. 1 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.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Tristram Kennedy
Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue		 Member of Parliament for County Louth
1868 – 1874
With: Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue		 Succeeded by
Alexander Martin Sullivan
Philip Callan
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