Alexander McCarthy

Alexander McCarthy (1801 – 1868)[1] was an Irish Liberal, Independent Irish Party and Repeal Association politician.[2][3]

Alexander McCarthy
Member of Parliament
for Cork County
In office
10 April 1857 – 10 May 1859
Serving with Rickard Deasy
Preceded byRickard Deasy
Vincent Scully
Succeeded byRickard Deasy
Vincent Scully
Member of Parliament
for Cork City
In office
31 January 1846 – 9 August 1847
Serving with Daniel Callaghan
Preceded byDaniel Callaghan
Francis Murphy
Succeeded byDaniel Callaghan
William Trant Fagan
Personal details
Born1801
Died1868 (aged 66–67)
NationalityIrish
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations		Independent Irish Party
Repeal Association

McCarthy was first elected Repeal Association Member of Parliament (MP) for Cork City at a by-election in 1846 caused by the resignation of Francis Murphy. He held the seat until 1847 when he was defeated at that year's election. In 1856, he became High Sheriff of County Cork before returning to parliament for the county as an Independent Irish Party MP at the 1857 general election and held the seat until 1859; at that year's general election, he unsuccessfully fought Dublin City as a Liberal.[1][4][5]

References
  1. "McCarthy Monument, Blackroad Road". Cork Past and Present .IE. Cork City Council. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. "Cork County". Dublin Evening Mail. 20 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Dublin Weekly Nation". 4 April 1857. p. 7. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 263–266, 271. ISBN 978-0901714121.
  5. Rayment, Leigh (25 July 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "C"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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