William Henry Magan (1820 – )
was an
Irish
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Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
Whig,
Independent Irish Party
The Independent Irish Party (IIP) was the designation chosen by the 48 Members of the United Kingdom Parliament returned from Ireland with the endorsement of the Tenant Right League in the general election of 1852. The League had secured their ...
and
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 ...
politician.
Magan was elected a Repeal Association
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
(MP) for
Westmeath
"Noble above nobility"
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at the
1847 general election and, becoming an Independent Irish Party MP in 1852 and then a Whig again in 1857, held the seat until 1859 when he did not seek re-election.
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UK MPs 1847–1852
UK MPs 1852–1857
UK MPs 1857–1859
Irish Repeal Association MPs
Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies
Irish Nationalist politicians
1820 births
1861 deaths
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Westmeath constituencies (1801–1922)
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