John Bagwell (1752 – 21 December 1816), was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the

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in the

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and Colonel of the Tipperary Militia which he raised in 1793. After the Act of Union, he sat in the

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for 1801 to 1806 as MP for

Family

He was the son of William Bagwell and Jane Harper. Bagwell built Marlfield House, Clonmel as the family residence. In 1774 he married Mary Hare, sister of William Hare (1751–1837), 1st earl of Listowel, with whom he had eight children, including

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and Richard.

Politics

John Bagwell ran unsuccessfully for

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in 1775 and in 1792 was declared a member for

in the

by a committee of the House of Commons, sitting until the Union with Great Britain in 1801. During the Act of Union debates he controversially changed his vote twice, 'to the disgust of the

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Lord Lieutenant',

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. Bagwell went on to support the government of

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, but expected certain appointment for his sons in return, namely 'a deanery for

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, full-pay employment in the army for

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and succession to his colonelcy of the county militia for

.' After the Union he was elected MP for Tipperary in the UK Parliament. Bagwell never gained a peerage, the Chief Secretary stating that he believed it was 'because of a nickname'.''The House of Commons, 1790-1820, Volume 1''
by R. G. Thorne p 103

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bagwell, John Politicians from County Tipperary

1752 births 1816 deaths Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Tipperary constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Tipperary constituencies