James McCann (Drogheda MP)

James McCann (died 1873) was an Irish Liberal, Whig and Independent Irish Party politician.[1]

This article is about the Irish politician. For other people named James McCann, see James McCann.

James McCann
Member of Parliament
for Drogheda
In office
13 July 1852 – 17 July 1865
Preceded byWilliam Somerville
Succeeded byBenjamin Whitworth
Personal details
Died1873
NationalityIrish
Political partyLiberal/Whig
Other political
affiliations		Independent Irish Party

McCann was first elected Independent Irish Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Drogheda at the 1852 general election and—standing as a Whig in 1857 and Liberal in 1859—held the seat until 1865 when he did not seek re-election.[2][3]

References
  1. "Wexford Independent". 7 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 270. ISBN 978-0901714121.
  3. Rayment, Leigh (25 July 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "D"". 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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