Keyes O'Clery
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Count Patrick Keyes O'Clery, The O'Clery (1849-23 May 1913), was a barrister and was Conservative Home Rule M.P. for Co. Wexford
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Patrick Keyes O'Clery was the son of John Walsh O'Clery, The O'Clery. He was born in County Limerick and educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1874.
Keyes O'Clery served as an M.P. from 1874 to 1880. At the general election of 1880
, although he was backed by the Catholic clergy, he was defeated by the Parnellite candidate Garrett Byrne. During the campaign, there was a serious outbreak of violence at a meeting at Enniscorthy
on Easter Sunday, 28 March 1880, in which Parnell himself was physically attacked. In the election the following month, Byrne was elected by a majority of over 2,000.
The O'Clery received the Papal Orders of St. Gregory (Military Cross) and of Pius IX. In 1903, he was created a Count by Pope Leo XIII. He was also a Private Chamberlain at the Vatican Court and a Knight Grand Cross of the Spanish Order of Isabella the Catholic. By coincidence, Sir George Bowyer, Bt.
, with whom he shared the representation for Co. Wexford, also had a number of papal decorations.
Keyes O'Clery wrote two books about Italy.
He died at Twyford Abbey near Ealing.
His widow, Katherine Countess O'Clery, died aged 77 on 4 August 1919 at St. John's Villa, St. Leonards-on-Sea.
Wexford County (UK Parliament constituency)
Wexford County was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament to the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:...
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Patrick Keyes O'Clery was the son of John Walsh O'Clery, The O'Clery. He was born in County Limerick and educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1874.
Keyes O'Clery served as an M.P. from 1874 to 1880. At the general election of 1880
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
, although he was backed by the Catholic clergy, he was defeated by the Parnellite candidate Garrett Byrne. During the campaign, there was a serious outbreak of violence at a meeting at Enniscorthy
Enniscorthy
Enniscorthy is the second largest town in County Wexford, Ireland. The population of the town and environs is 9538. The Placenames Database of Ireland sheds no light on the origins of the town's name. It may refer either to the "Island of Corthaidh" or the "Island of Rocks". With a history going...
on Easter Sunday, 28 March 1880, in which Parnell himself was physically attacked. In the election the following month, Byrne was elected by a majority of over 2,000.
The O'Clery received the Papal Orders of St. Gregory (Military Cross) and of Pius IX. In 1903, he was created a Count by Pope Leo XIII. He was also a Private Chamberlain at the Vatican Court and a Knight Grand Cross of the Spanish Order of Isabella the Catholic. By coincidence, Sir George Bowyer, Bt.
Sir George Bowyer, 7th Baronet
Sir George Bowyer, 7th Baronet and 3rd Baronet DL was a British Barrister-at-Law and Liberal politician.Born in Radley Hall in Berkshire , he was the son of Sir George Bowyer, 6th Baronet and Anne Hammond Douglas. Bowyer was a cadet at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was then called to...
, with whom he shared the representation for Co. Wexford, also had a number of papal decorations.
Keyes O'Clery wrote two books about Italy.
He died at Twyford Abbey near Ealing.
His widow, Katherine Countess O'Clery, died aged 77 on 4 August 1919 at St. John's Villa, St. Leonards-on-Sea.