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

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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maher, John Year of birth missing 1860 deaths Irish Repeal Association MPs UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841