Sir John Ennis, 1st Baronet (1800 – 8 August 1878) was an Irish Independent Irish and

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from 1857 to 1865, and was Governor of the

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. Ennis was born in

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, the only son of Andrew Ennis and Mary McManus, and baptised 31 August 1800 at the Catholic Church of Saints Michael and John. He was educated at Stonyhurst Roman Catholic College. In 1857, Ennis was elected

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for

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for the Irish Independent Party. In 1859, he was re-elected as a Liberal and held the seat until 1865. Ennis was created a

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in 1866. He lived at Ballinahown Court, Athlone. In the 1870s, he owned estates of in Westmeath, in County Dublin and in Roscommon. He died at the age of 69 Ennis married Anna Maria Henry, daughter of David Henry of Dublin. His only son,

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, was also MP for Athlone and succeeded to the baronetcy.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
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* 1800 births 1878 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Politicians from County Roscommon 19th-century Irish people Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Athlone Irish Liberal Party MPs UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 {{UK-baronet-stub