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]
Sir Timothy O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Cashel | |
| In office 5 February 1846 – 6 May 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Stock |
| Succeeded by | John Lanigan |
| Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
| In office 1849–1850 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremiah Dunne |
| Succeeded by | John Reynolds |
| In office 1844–1845 | |
| Preceded by | George Roe |
| Succeeded by | John L. Arabin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1787 |
| Died | (aged 75) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Whig |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Children | Sir Patrick O'Brien, 2nd Baronet (son) |
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).
In 1844, O'Brien was made Lord Mayor of Dublin, a position he again held in 1849.[5] Simultaneously, he was a Member of Parliament (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[3] and a Whig in 1857,[4] he held the seat until the 1859 general election, when he did not seek re-election.[2]
In 1849, during Queen Victoria's first visit to Ireland, O'Brien was made a baronet, becoming 1st baronet of Merrion Square and Boris-in-Ossory. Upon his own death in 1862, the baronetcy was inherited by his son, Patrick O'Brien.[6]
Outside of his political career, O'Brien was also a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant.
References edit
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 258. ISBN 978-0901714121.
- ^ a b "Cashel Election". Tipperary Vindicator. 7 August 1847. p. 1. Retrieved 18 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Election Intelligence". Kings County Chronicle. 18 March 1857. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 18 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 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.
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