James Fagan (MP)

James Fagan (1800 – 1863)[4] was an Irish Repeal Association politician and timber merchant.[5]

James Fagan
Member of Parliament
for County Wexford
In office
10 August 1847  26 July 1852
Preceded byVilliers Francis Hatton
James Power
Succeeded byPatrick McMahon
John George
Personal details
Born1800
Died1863 (aged 6263)[1][2]
Turvey House, Donabate
Resting placeGlasnevin Cemetery
NationalityIrish
Political partyRepeal Association
ParentJames Fagan[3]

Developer of the Grand Hotel in Malahide,[6] Fagan was elected Repeal Association MP for County Wexford at the 1847 general election and held the seat until 1852 when he did not seek re-election.[7][5]

He was a member of the Reform Club.[5]

References

  1. "Wills : 1863" (PDF). Willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. Freemans Journal, 13 January 1863; p. 4
  3. Cummins N, Ó Gráda C, 'On the Structure of Wealth-Holding in Pre-Famine Ireland', Irish Economic and Social History. 2021;48(1):108-134. doi:10.1177/0332489320984348
  4. Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "James Fagan". Members of Parliament after 1832. History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. "History of Grand Hotel Malahide | North Dublin | Since 1835". Thegrand.ie. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.


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