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Nicholas Leader (born 1773)
Nicholas Philpot Leader (19 January 1773 – 7 February 1836) was an Irish barrister, landowner, businessman and Liberal politician. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1832. Leader was the oldest son of William Leader, who owned extensive estates in County Cork, including the family's homes at Mount Leader near Millstreet and Dromagh Castle neat Kanturk. After education at Trinity College Dublin, the King's Inn and the Middle Temple, he was called to the Irish bar in 1798. His father's estates included the coal mines of the north Cork coalfield, which Leader developed further with the help of a government loan. An ally of Daniel O'Connell, he unsuccessfully contested the County Cork constituency at the 1812 general election as a supporter of Catholic Emancipation. In 1828, the year he succeeded to his father's estates, he was nominated with O'Connell's support at the Tralee by-election, but was not elected. At the 1830 general election, Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Leader (born 1808)
Nicholas Philpot Leader (1808 – 31 March 1880) was an Ireland, Irish Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. After unsuccessfully contesting the seat at the 1841 United Kingdom general election, 1841 general election and a 1847 County Cork by-election, by-election in 1847, he was elected MP for County Cork (UK Parliament constituency), County Cork at a 1861 County Cork by-election, by-election in 1861 and held the seat until 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868. References External links * 1808 births 1880 deaths Irish Conservative Party MPs UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Cork constituencies (1801–1922) {{Conservative-UK-MP-1800s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |