Thomas James Ireland

Thomas James Ireland (10 January 1792 – 2 July 1863)[1] was a British Conservative politician.

Thomas James Ireland
Member of Parliament
for Bewdley
In office
30 July 1847 – 20 March 1848
Preceded byThomas Winnington
Succeeded byWilliam Montagu
Personal details
Born10 January 1792
London, England
Died2 July 1863(1863-07-02) (aged 71)
London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Elizabeth Welby
​
(m. 1829)​
Alma materEmmanuel College, Cambridge

Born in London, Ireland was the only son of Thomas Ireland.[2] He was admitted to Emmanuel College, Cambridge in Michaelmas of 1810, became a scholar there in 1811, and then graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in 1814, and a Master of Arts in 1817. In 1832, he was admitted to Gray's Inn.[3]

Ireland married Elizbeth Welby, daughter of Sir William Earle Welby, 2nd Baronet and Wilhelmina née Spry in 1829,[3] and they had at least six children: Thomas Ireland (b. 1830); Elizabeth Mary Ireland (b. 1831); Agnes Ireland (b. 1833); Beatrice Ireland (b. 1839); Emily Ireland (b. 1840); and Caroline Charlotte Ireland (1844–1913).[2]

Ireland was elected Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bewdley at the 1847 general election, but he was unseated in March the next year for "bribery and corrupt treating".[4][5]

He was also a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Suffolk before his death in London in 1863.[3]

References
  1. Rayment, Leigh (13 August 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "B"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Lundy, Darryl (6 December 2014). "Thomas James Ireland". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. "Ireland, Thomas James". A Cambridge Alumni Database. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  5. "Illustrated London News". 15 April 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 27 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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