James McCann (died 1873) was an

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, Whig and

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politician. McCann was first elected Independent Irish Party

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(MP) for

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at the 1852 general election and—standing as a Whig in 1857 and Liberal in 1859—held the seat until 1865 when he did not seek re-election.

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* UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 1873 deaths Irish Liberal Party MPs Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies Irish Nationalist politicians Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Louth constituencies (1801–1922) {{Liberal-UK-MP-stub