Sir James Cornelius O'Dowd (1829 – 15 December 1903) was deputy Judge Advocate General. He was knighted at

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in 1900. O'Dowd was the son of James Klyne O'Dowd, a barrister of Castlebar, Mayo. He was a student of the

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from 15 November 1853, aged 24 years, and he was called to the bar 26 January 1859. He died on 15 December 1903.

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1829 births 1903 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Knights Bachelor Companions of the Order of the Bath Members of the Middle Temple People from Castlebar Lawyers from County Mayo 19th-century Irish lawyers {{UK-law-bio-stub