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Walter Blackney (1 August 1775 - 14 September 1842) was an Irish politician who served as Member of Parliament for County Carlow.
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Walter Blackney (1 August 1775 - 14 September 1842) was an Irish politician who served as Member of Parliament for County Carlow.
Blackney was born on 1 August 1775 as the eldest son of James Blackney of Ballycormack and Ballyellin and his wife Gertrude, née Galwey. The Blackney family had inherited Ballycormack almost a century previously in the 1680s, and were a Catholic family. Blackney's father died on 28 March 1796 and thus inherited the estates, which included leasehold properties in Ballyellin and Clonmoney. [1]
Blackney did not take much part in politics until 1829 when he chaired a meeting in support of the Repeal Association. He assisted County Carlow's independent candidates in the 1830 general election and was a candidate himself in the 1831 election, and was elected unopposed. [1] He was re-elected in 1832 and retired in 1834. [1]
Blackney died on 14 September 1842, complaining of "violent oppression about his heart" and was succeeded by his son, Hugh. [1]
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