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- 1 2 Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 192. ISBN 0-901714-12-7.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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