Sir Thomas Burke, 3rd Baronet
Sir Thomas John Burke | |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Barnwall Martin and John James Bodkin |
| Succeeded by | Ulick de Burgh, Lord Dunkellin and William Henry Gregory |
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| Born | Thomas Burke 9 December 1813 |
| Died | 7 June 1875 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Spouse | Lady Mary Nugent |
| Parent | John Burke |
Sir Thomas John Burke, 3rd Baronet
DL (7 June 1813 – 9 December 1875) was an Irish landowner and politician from County Galway who was an independent Liberal MP for County Galway
(1847–65).
Career
Born at Marble Hill, he sat as an independent liberal Member of Parliament for the County Galway for eighteen years. His father, John Burke, was MP for the same constituency from 1830 to 1832.
Sport
Sometime a captain in the
Curragh. He has been described as "a genial, handsome man, exceedingly popular with the country people, but by no means as prudent and business like as his father". He married Lady Mary Nugent, daughter of Anthony Francis Nugent, 9th Earl of Westmeath
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References
Citations
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1884). The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. University of California Libraries. London : Harrison & sons.
External links
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Burke
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