Charles William O'Hara

Charles William O'Hara (1817 – 20 May 1870),[1] known as Charles William Cooper until 27 November 1860, was an Irish Conservative politician.[2]

Charles William O'Hara
Member of Parliament
for Sligo County
In office
13 May 1859 – 17 July 1865
Serving with Robert Gore-Booth
Preceded byRobert Gore-Booth
Edward Joshua Cooper
Succeeded byRobert Gore-Booth
Edward Henry Cooper
Personal details
Born
Charles William Cooper

1817
Died20 May 1870(1870-05-20) (aged 52–53)
NationalityIrish
Political partyConservative

He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[3]

O'Hara was elected Conservative MP for Sligo County at the 1859 general election and held the seat until 1865 when he did not seek re-election.[2]

Arms
Coat of arms of Charles William O'Hara
Notes
Granted 19 December 1860 by Sir John Berard Burke, Ulster King of Arms.[4]
Crest
1st a demi lion rampant Ermine holding between the paws a chaplet of oak leaves Proper (O'Hara) 2nd a man's bust in profile couped at the shoulders Proper on the head an Irish crown Or and charged on the neck with a crescent Sablr overhead an escroll inscribed "Vinciy Amor Patriae" (Cooper).
Escutcheon
Quarterly 1st & 4th Vert on a pale radiant Or a lion rampant Sable (O'Hara) 2nd & 3rd Gules on a bend between six lions rampant Or a crescent Sable (Cooper).
Motto
Virtute Et Claritate

References
  1. Rayment, Leigh (8 August 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "S"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 312. ISBN 978-0901714121.
  3. Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860), George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 175: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  4. "Grants and Confirmations of Arms, Vol. F,". National Library of Ireland. p. 199. Retrieved 1 July 2022.


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