William Fagan (MP)

William Addis Fagan (15 December 1832 – 14 March 1890)[1] was an Irish Liberal politician.[2]

William Fagan
Member of Parliament
for Carlow
In office
20 November 1868  3 February 1874
Preceded byThomas Stock
Succeeded byHenry Owen Lewis
Personal details
Born15 December 1832
Died14 March 1890(1890-03-14) (aged 57)
NationalityIrish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Frances Mahony
(m. 1871)
Parent(s)William Trant Fagan
Mary Addis

He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carlow at the 1868 general election but stood down at the next general election, in 1874.[3]

At some point, Fagan was also Captain of the 12th Royal Lancers.[2]

Family

Fagan was the son of Cork City MP William Trant Fagan. In 1832, he married Frances Mahony, daughter of Daniel Mahony, and together they had two children: Maureen Elizabeth Fagan (born 1875), and William Charles Trant Fagan (born 1877).[2]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)
  2. "William Addis Fagan". The Peerage. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.


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