David O'Connor-Henchy (23 May 1810 – 1 December 1876) was an Irish Whig politician. From 1852 to 1859, he was one of the two

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(MPs) for

Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...

, representing the county in the

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. He was born David O'Connor, the son of Valentine O'Connor and Mary Henchy, and adopted the additional surname of Henchy. He lived at Stonebrook, County Kildare. He was appointed

High Sheriff of Kildare The High Sheriff of Kildare was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Kildare, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Kildare County Sheriff. T ...

for 1844–1845. He was first elected to the

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at the general election in July 1852, when he defeated a Conservative opponent to succeed the Marquess of Kildare as the second of Kilkare's two MPs. He was re-elected unopposed at the general election in 1857, pledged to support the creation of an independent Irish opposition, but did not stand again in 1859.Walker, op. cit., page 96 He married Elizabeth, the daughter of

Sir John Burke, 2nd Baronet Colonel Sir John Burke, 2nd Baronet, DL (1782 – 14 September 1847) was an Irish soldier and Whig politician who was MP for Galway County (1830–2) and High Sheriff of County Galway (1838–9). Background He was the oldest and only sur ...

of Marble Hill, Co. Galway and was succeeded by his son Henry.

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* 1810 births 1876 deaths Politicians from County Kildare UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Kildare constituencies (1801–1922) High Sheriffs of Kildare Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub