James Delahunty
James Delahunty (24 July 1808 – 15 June 1885)
Born in Waterford, and educated at
Involved in local politics for some decades,
He returned to the House of Commons three years later, when he was elected at a by-election in January 1877 as MP for County Waterford following the death of Sir John Esmonde, Bt.[4] This time Delahunty was himself a Home Rule candidate, and he defeated his Liberal opponent by a margin of more than 3:1.[5]
Delahunty "was laughed at because of the dullness of his oratory",[6] and in 1878 caused some amusement in the Commons by spreading on his bench sundry personal items taken from his bag in a search for the notes for his speech on the Money Laws (Ireland) Bill.[7][8] An 1879 description described Delhunty as "a genial, warm-hearted Irishman who is generally liked in the House".[9] He died in 1885, aged 76.
References
- ^ a b c d Robert Henry Mair, ed. (1872). Debrett's House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. p. 66.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
- ^ ISSN 0332-0286.
- ^ "No. 24409". The London Gazette. 26 January 1877. p. 369.
- ^ Walker, op. cit. page 319
- ISBN 9780853429456.
- ^ Lucy, H. W. (July 1897). "The Queen's Parliaments". North American Review. 165 (488): 99–111: 104–5.
- ^ "[BILL 56] SECOND READING". HC Deb. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 20 March 1878. pp. vol 238 cc1699–706. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Our Home Correspondence". Adelaide Observer. 9 August 1879. p. 17 – via Trove (National Library of Australia).
Mr. Delahunty [...], the member for Waterford is a genial, warm-hearted Irishman who is generally liked in the House, and a few friends [...] support [his bill] just out of good fellowship for its promoter
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