Richard Smithwicke

Richard Smithwicke (1804 – 20 November 1860)[1] was an Irish Repeal Association politician.

Richard Smithwicke
Member of Parliament
for County Kilkenny
In office
29 July 1846  18 August 1847
Preceded byPierce Butler
Pierce Somerset Butler
Succeeded byPierce Somerset Butler
John Greene
Personal details
Born1804
Died20 November 1860(1860-11-20) (aged 55–56)
NationalityIrish
Political partyRepeal Association

Smithwicke was first elected MP for County Kilkenny at a by-election in 1846—caused by the death of Pierce Butler—and held the seat until 1847 when he did not seek re-election.[2]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "K"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.


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