Richard Keane (March 1780 – 16 February 1855) was an Irish politician. Keane lived at Cappoquin House in

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 ...

. In 1829, he succeeded his father to become the 2nd Baronet Keane. At the

1832 UK general election The 1832 United Kingdom general election, the first after the Reform Act 1832, Reform Act, saw the Whigs (British political party), Whigs win a large majority, with the Tories winning less than 30% of the vote. Political situation The Charles ...

, he stood for the Whigs in

, winning a seat. He stood down at the

1835 UK general election The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of ...

. He lived for a further twenty years, becoming lieutenant colonel of the Waterford Milita.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Keane, Richard 1780 births 1855 deaths Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Waterford constituencies (1801–1922) People from County Waterford UK MPs 1832–1835