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James Delahunty (24 July 1808 – 15 June 1885) was an
James Delahunty (24 July 1808 – 15 June 1885) was an Irish Liberal Party
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Beginning as an alliance of Whigs, free trade–supporting Peelites and reformist ...
politician from Waterford
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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Born in Waterford, and educated at St. John's College, Waterford, Delahunty was chairman of the Waterford and Central Ireland Railway Company, and director of the Kilkenny Junction Railway Company.
Involved in local politics for some decades, he was elected at the 1868 general election as the Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
(MP) for Waterford City
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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. He later lost his seat in the 1874 general election, when both the city's seats were won by candidates of the Home Rule Party.
He returned to the House of Commons
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three years later, when he was elected at a by-election in January 1877 as MP for County Waterford
County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ...
following the death of Sir John Esmonde, Bt.
This time Delahunty was himself a Home Rule candidate, and he defeated his Liberal opponent by a margin of more than 3:1.
Delahunty "was laughed at because of the dullness of his oratory", and in 1878 caused some amusement in the Commons by spreading on his bench sundry personal items taken from his bag in a search for the notes for his speech on the Money Laws (Ireland) Bill. An 1879 description described Delhunty as "a genial, warm-hearted Irishman who is generally liked in the House". He died in 1885, aged 76.
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* 1808 births 1885 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Waterford constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1868–1874 Irish Liberal Party MPs UK MPs 1874–1880 Irish Parliamentary Party MPs Politicians from Waterford (city) Alumni of St John's College, Waterford {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub