Thomas William Goff

Thomas William Goff
Member of Parliament
for Roscommon
In office
16 May 1859  5 March 1860
Serving with Fitzstephen French
Preceded by Fitzstephen French
Oliver Dowell John Grace
Succeeded by Fitzstephen French
Charles Owen O'Conor
Personal details
Born c.1829
Died 3 June 1876
Nationality Irish
Political party Conservative

Thomas William Goff (c.1829 – 3 June 1876)[1][2] was an Irish Conservative politician.[3]

Goff married Dorothea FitzClarence, daughter of Lord Augustus FitzClarence—an illegitimate son of William IV of the United Kingdom—and Sarah Elizabeth Catharine Gordon, in 1863.[2]

Goff was elected Conservative MP for Roscommon at the 1859 general election but, on petition, was unseated in March the next year on the grounds of treating.[4][3]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (10 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "R"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 Lundy, Darryl (11 June 2008). "Thomas William Goff". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 310. ISBN 978-0901714121.
  4. "House of Commons". The Scotsman. 6 March 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 8 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Fitzstephen French
Oliver Dowell John Grace
Member of Parliament for Roscommon
1859–1860
With: Fitzstephen French
Succeeded by
Fitzstephen French
Charles Owen O'Conor
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