Nathaniel Sneyd (c. 1767 – 31 July 1833) was an Irish politician, landowner and businessman
He was a Member of the
Parliament of Ireland
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representing the
Carrick constituency from 1794 to 1800 and was
High Sheriff of Cavan
The High Sheriff of Cavan was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Cavan, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Cavan County Sheriff. The sherif ...
in 1795.
He briefly represented the
Cavan County
County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the historic Gaelic territory of East Breffny (''Bréifne' ...
Parliament of Ireland constituency which was succeeded after the Union with Great Britain in 1800 by the
Cavan Westminster constituency, which he represented from
1801 until 1826. In
general election of 1806 he contested two constituencies for
Parliament
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, winning both and choosing to represent Cavan over
Enniskillen
Enniskillen ( , from ga, Inis Ceithleann , 'Cethlenn, Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of ...
.
In Cavan, Sneyd lived in
Ballyconnell
Ballyconnell () is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated on the N87 national secondary road at the junction of four townlands: Annagh, Cullyleenan, Doon (Tomregan) and Derryginny in the parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw.
Ball ...
and owned
plantation lands around
Bawnboy
Bawnboy () is a small village and townland in a valley at the foot of Slieve Rushen, between Ballyconnell and Swanlinbar, in County Cavan, Ireland.
A synod of the Roman Catholic Provincial Council of Armagh was held in Owengallees, Baunbuidhe ...
. From 1800, he was president of the Bawnboy Farming Society, the first founded in
County Cavan
County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is base ...
. In 1801 he was appointed
Custos Rotulorum of Cavan.
On 29 July 1833, in
Westmoreland Street
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, Dublin, Nathaniel Sneyd was shot in the head by a madman, John Mason, who had a grudge against the firm of wine merchants Sneyd, French and Barton, where Sneyd was senior partner. Sneyd died of his wounds two days later. He had two memorials, one in
Cavan
Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...
and a life-size
neo-classical recumbent effigy
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in the crypt of
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
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. The sculptor
Thomas Kirk[L. H. Cust, ‘Kirk, Thomas (1781–1845)’, rev. John Turpin, ]Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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, Oxford University Press, 2004 represented Sneyd lying dead with a female figure weeping over him.
Family
Sneyd was married to Alice Montgomery, the daughter of
George Leslie Montgomery MP, of
Ballyconnell
Ballyconnell () is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated on the N87 national secondary road at the junction of four townlands: Annagh, Cullyleenan, Doon (Tomregan) and Derryginny in the parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw.
Ball ...
, County Cavan.
References
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1833 deaths
Politicians from County Cavan
High Sheriffs of Cavan
Irish MPs 1790–1797
Irish MPs 1798–1800
UK MPs 1801–1802
UK MPs 1802–1806
UK MPs 1806–1807
UK MPs 1807–1812
UK MPs 1812–1818
UK MPs 1818–1820
UK MPs 1820–1826
Year of birth uncertain
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Leitrim constituencies
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cavan constituencies
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Cavan constituencies (1801–1922)
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Fermanagh constituencies (1801–1922)