Robert Keating

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Robert Keating was an Irish politician from Cashel in County Tipperary. [1] [2]

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He was elected at the 1847 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for County Waterford, [3] as a Repeal Association candidate. [4] The Times newspaper of London reported that at the time of his election he was employed by the Board of Works a rate of 7s/6d per day, claiming that this proved "beyond a shadow of a doubt" that he was unqualified to be an MP. [5]

He did not defend the seat at the 1852 general election, but stood instead as an Irish Whig Party candidate in Waterford City. He won that seat, [1] and held it until 1857, when he did not stand again. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "No. 21354". The London Gazette . 31 August 1852. p. 2363.
  2. Thom's Directory of Ireland. Dublin: Alexander Thom. 1850. p. 543. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. "No. 20775". The London Gazette . 21 September 1847. p. 3372.
  4. 1 2 Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801–1922. A New History of Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 318–9. ISBN   0901714127. ISSN   0332-0286.
  5. "Dublin, August 30". The Times . London. 1 September 1847. p. 6. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Waterford
18471852
With: Nicholas Mahon Power
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Waterford City
18521857
With: Thomas Meagher
Succeeded by