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Denis Bowes Daly PC (c. 1745 – 17 December 1821), was an Irish politician. Daly was the eldest son of Hyacynth Daly of Dalystown, and his cousin Rose Daly of Raford, both of
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and educated privately in Dublin and at
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for 1774 he was brought into the Irish parliament by his cousin, Denis Daly of Dunsandle. There he served as MP for Galway Borough from 1776 to 1790 and for King's County from 1790 to 1800. A constant supporter of the Ponsonby's, he voted for catholic relief in 1778 and 1793, the implicit repeal of
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in 1782, and for commercial propositions in 1785. He was an agent for
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William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam in attempting to persuade John Beresford to accept a pension, thus leaving office without scandal. Daly strongly opposed the
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, co-ordinating the factions against the government. After the acts were passed he represented King's County (now Offaly) (1801–02), Galway Borough (1802-05) and
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(1805–18). He was sworn of the Irish Privy Council on 7 June 1806. In 1780 he had married Mary Charlotte Ponsonby, daughter of John Ponsonby and Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, and sister of
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. However she died a year after the marriage, after which Daly refused to leave his house for more than twelve months.


References

* ''The Lords of Dunsandle'', James Noel Dillon, in '' Kiltullagh/Killimordaly: As the Centuries passed: A history from 1500-1900'', pp. 43–67, ed. Kieran Jordan, 2000. * ''Clare bards, Galway gentry'', Patrick Melvin, ''The Irish Genealogist'', 2002 * ''The Daly Chronicle'', Dermot Daly,''The Irish Genealogist'', 2002 * ''Dictionary of Irish Biography'', p. 19, Cambridge, 2010


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