The 1879

Clare Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * Cl ...

by-election was fought on 15 May 1879. The byelection was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Home Rule MP,

Bryan O'Loghlen Sir Bryan O'Loghlen, 3rd Baronet (pronounced and sometimes spelt Brian O'Lochlen) (27 June 1828 – 31 October 1905), Australian colonial politician, was the 13th Premier of Victoria. Biography O'Loghlen was born in County Clare, Ireland, a y ...

, to become Attorney General of the Colony of Victoria. It was won by the Home Rule candidate

James Patrick Mahon Charles James Patrick Mahon (17 March 1800 – 15 June 1891), known as the O'Gorman Mahon or James Patrick Mahon, was an Irish nationalist journalist, barrister, parliamentarian and international mercenary. Personal life Mahon, the eldest of ...

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By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Clare constituencies 1879 elections in the United Kingdom Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom (need citation) 1879 elections in Ireland {{Ireland-UK-Parl-by-election-stub