John Maher (died 28 May 1860) was an Irish politician.
Maher was educated at
Clongowes Wood College
Clongowes Wood College SJ is a voluntary boarding school for boys near Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, founded by the Jesuits in 1814, which features prominently in James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel ''A Portrait of the Artist as a Yo ...
. He inherited large estates in
County Wexford
County Wexford ( ga, Contae Loch Garman) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella (''Uí Ceinns ...
from his father. He became a
deputy lieutenant of
Queen's County, and a steward of the
Turf Club. At the
1835 UK general election, he stood in
County Wexford
County Wexford ( ga, Contae Loch Garman) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella (''Uí Ceinns ...
for the
Repeal Association
The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell in 1830 to campaign for a repeal of the Acts of Union of 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland.
The Association's aim was to revert Ireland to th ...
. He won the seat, and held it at the
1837 UK general election, standing down in
1841.
References
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Year of birth missing
1860 deaths
Irish Repeal Association MPs
UK MPs 1835–1837
UK MPs 1837–1841