Caleb Powell (1793 – 24 February 1881) was an

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

Repeal Association The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell in 1830 to campaign for a repeal of the Acts of Union of 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland. The Association's aim was to revert Ireland to th ...

and Whig politician. Powell was first elected Whig MP for at the 1841 general election and held the seat until 1847 when, standing as a Repeal Association candidate, he was defeated. He was

High Sheriff of County Limerick The High Sheriff of Limerick was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Limerick, Ireland from the 13th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Limerick County Sheriff. ...

in 1858.

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* UK MPs 1841–1847 Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies High Sheriffs of County Limerick 1793 births 1881 deaths {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub