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- ↑ Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
- ↑ F. Elrington Ball (2005). The Judges in Ireland, 1221-1921. The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 9781584774280 . Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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