Sir William John Brabazon, 2nd Baronet (16 September 1778 – 24 October 1840), was an Irish Member of Parliament.

Background

Brabazon was born in

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and educated at Trinity College, Dublin."Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860) George Dames Burtchaell/ Thomas Ulick Sadleir p90: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935

Career

He succeeded as second

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, of Newpark in

, on 3 July 1803. On 24 January 1835 he was elected one of the Members of Parliament for Mayo in the United Kingdom House of Commons, serving until 1840. On his death the baronetcy became extinct.

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* 1778 births 1840 deaths 19th-century Anglo-Irish people Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland

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Irish people of Norman descent Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Mayo constituencies (1801–1922) Politicians from County Mayo UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841 {{Ireland-baronet-stub