Robert Keating was an
Irish politician from
Cashel in
County Tipperary
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.
Biography
He was elected at the
1847 general election as a
Member of Parliament
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(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 ...
,
as a
Repeal Association candidate.
The Times
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newspaper of London reported that at the time of his election he was employed by the
Board of Works a rate of 7s/6d per day, claiming that this proved "beyond a shadow of a doubt" that he was unqualified to be an MP.
He did not defend the seat at the
1852 general election, but stood instead as an Irish
Whig Party candidate in
Waterford City
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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. He won that seat,
and held it until
1857
Events January–March
* January 1 – The biggest Estonian newspaper, ''Postimees'', is established by Johann Voldemar Jannsen.
* January 7 – The partly French-owned London General Omnibus Company begins operating.
* Janua ...
, when he did not stand again.
References
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Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Waterford constituencies (1801–1922)
UK MPs 1847–1852
UK MPs 1852–1857
People from Cashel, County Tipperary
Irish Repeal Association MPs
Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies
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