Sir Timothy O'Brien, 1st Baronet

Sir Timothy O'Brien
Bt
Member of Parliament
for Cashel
In office
5 February 1846 – 6 May 1859
Preceded by Joseph Stock
Succeeded by John Lanigan
Personal details
Born 1787
Died (aged 75)
Nationality Irish
Political party Whig
Other political
affiliations		 Independent Irish (1852-1857)
Repeal Association (1846-1848)
Children Sir Patrick O'Brien, 2nd Baronet (son)

Sir Timothy O'Brien, 1st Baronet (1787 – 3 December 1862)[1] was an Irish Whig, Independent Irish Party and Repeal Association politician, and merchant.[2][3][4][5]

He was the son of Timothy O'Brien and his wife (née Madden). In 1821, he married Catherine Murphy, daughter of Edward Murphy, and they had at least five children: Timothy (died 1869); John (died 1869); Kate (died 1894); Ellen (died 1899); and Patrick (1823–1895).[2]

In 1844, O'Brien was made Lord Mayor of Dublin, a position he again held in 1849.[2] Simultaneously, he was an MP, first elected as a Repeal Association member for Cashel at a by-election in 1846—caused by the resignation of Joseph Stock. Becoming an Independent Irish MP in 1852[4] and a Whig in 1857,[5] he held the seat until 1859 when he did not seek re-election.[3]

In 1849, during Queen Victoria's first visit to Ireland, O'Brien was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron of Merrion Square and Boris-in-Ossory. Upon his own death in 1862, the title was inherited by his son, Patrick O'Brien.[6][2]

Outside of his political career, O'Brien was also a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Rayment, Leigh (30 December 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "C"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lundy, Darryl (29 August 2018). "Sir Timothy O'Brien, 1st Bt". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 258. ISBN 978-0901714121.
  4. 1 2 "Cashel Election". Tipperary Vindicator. 7 August 1847. p. 1. Retrieved 18 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  5. 1 2 "Election Intelligence". Kings County Chronicle. 18 March 1857. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 18 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  6. ↑ Rayment, Leigh (14 September 2017). "Baronetcies beginning with "O"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Joseph Stock		 Member of Parliament for Cashel
1846–1859		 Succeeded by
John Lanigan
Civic offices
Preceded by
George Roe		 Lord Mayor of Dublin
1844		 Succeeded by
John L. Arabin
Preceded by
Jeremiah Dunne		 Lord Mayor of Dublin
1849		 Succeeded by
John Reynolds
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Merrion Square and Boris-in-Ossory)
1849 – 1862		 Succeeded by
Patrick O'Brien
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