George Gore Ousley Higgins (15 October 1818 – 8 May 1874)[1][2] was an Irish Whig and Independent Irish Party politician.[3][4][5][6]
George Gore Ousley Higgins | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Mayo | |
| In office 29 July 1850 – 10 April 1857 Serving with George Henry Moore | |
| Preceded by | George Henry Moore Robert Dillon Browne |
| Succeeded by | George Henry Moore Roger Palmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1818 |
| Died | 8 May 1874 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Whig |
| Other political affiliations | Independent Irish |
The second son of Fitzgerald Higgins and Mary née Ouseley, Higgins first entered work as a civil servant for the Colony of Jamaica, and was also a Justice of the Peace for County Mayo.[2]
Higgins was elected Whig MP for Mayo at a by-election in 1850—caused by the death of Robert Dillon Browne—and, becoming an Independent Irish MP in 1852, held the seat until 1857 when he stood again as Whig but was defeated.[3]
References edit
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Burke, John; Burke, John Bernard (1847). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. I — A to L. London: Henry Colburn. p. 571. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 302–303. ISBN 978-0901714121.
- ^ "Notice". Tipperary Free Press. 10 July 1850. p. 3. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Dublin Weekly Nation". 20 July 1850. p. 8. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Mayo Election". Galway Vindicator, and Connaught Advertiser. 31 July 1850. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.