Sir John James Ennis, 2nd Baronet (6 April 1842 – 28 May 1884) was an Irish

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politician who sat in the

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between 1868 and 1874. Ennis was born at Ballinahown Court,

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, the only son of Sir John Ennis, 1st Baronet and his wife, Anna Maria Henry, daughter of David Henry of Dublin. He was educated at

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. He was a J.P. and deputy lieutenant and was

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in 1866.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
/ref> At the 1868 general election Ennis was elected member of parliament for

. In 1874, he and Edward Sheil received an equal number of votes but after scrutiny the decision was made in favour of Sheil by five votes. In 1880, Ennis regained the seat and held it until he died in 1884. Ennis inherited the

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in 1878. He died of

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at the age of 42 and the baronetcy became extinct.

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* 1842 births 1884 deaths High sheriffs of County Westmeath 2 Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Athlone UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1880–1885 Irish Liberal Party MPs {{UK-baronet-stub