William Goulding
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William Goulding was an Irish Conservative Party
politician from Cork
. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1876 to 1880.
At the general election in February 1847
, he was stood unsuccessfully as a candidate in Cork City
, where both seats were won by Repeal Association
candidates. After the Repeal MP Joseph Ronayne
died in May 1876, the Repeal vote at the resulting by-election
was split between two candidates for the single seat, and Goulding won the seat in the House of Commons. However, at the 1880 general election
, the Repealers fielded only two candidates for Cork's two seats, and Goulding was defeated.
He stood again at the by-election
in February 1884 after the resignation
of John Daly
, but was defeated again. Two Conservatives candidates contested Cork City at the 1885 general election
, and one Unionist candidate stood at the by-election in 1891, but Goulding was the last Conservative or Unionist to be elected as MP for Cork City.
After his death in 1884, a stained glass
window representing the Good Shepherd was erected to his memory on the east wall of Taney parish church
in Dundrum, County Dublin
.
in 1904. The 3rd Baronet, Basil Goulding
, was a notable art collector and the husband of Valerie Goulding
, an Irish senator and campaigner for disabled people.
Irish Conservative Party
The Irish Conservative Party, often called the Irish Tories, was one of the dominant Irish political parties in Ireland in the 19th century...
politician from Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1876 to 1880.
At the general election in February 1847
United Kingdom general election, 1874
-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 *...
, he was stood unsuccessfully as a candidate in Cork City
Cork City (UK Parliament constituency)
Cork City was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1880 to 1922 it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
, where both seats were won by Repeal Association
Repeal Association
The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell to campaign for a repeal of the Act of Union of 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland....
candidates. After the Repeal MP Joseph Ronayne
Joseph Philip Ronayne
Joseph Philip Ronayne was an Irish civil engineer notable for his role in the development of Irish railways. A leading member of the Home Rule League, he was a Member of Parliament for Cork City from 1872 to 1876.- Career :...
died in May 1876, the Repeal vote at the resulting by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
was split between two candidates for the single seat, and Goulding won the seat in the House of Commons. However, at the 1880 general election
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 *...
, the Repealers fielded only two candidates for Cork's two seats, and Goulding was defeated.
He stood again at the by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in February 1884 after the resignation
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
of John Daly
John Daly (MP)
John Daly was an Irish Nationalist politician. He was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as a Home Rule League Member of Parliament for Cork City at the 1880 general election, and joined the new Irish Parliamentary Party in 1882. He resigned his seat on 11 February 1884 by becoming...
, but was defeated again. Two Conservatives candidates contested Cork City at the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
, and one Unionist candidate stood at the by-election in 1891, but Goulding was the last Conservative or Unionist to be elected as MP for Cork City.
After his death in 1884, a stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
window representing the Good Shepherd was erected to his memory on the east wall of Taney parish church
Taney Parish
Taney is a populous parish in the Church of Ireland, located in the Dundrum area of Dublin.-Early history:Taney's origins go back to the early Irish saint Nathi, who in the 6th century established a centre for monastic life. This centre may have been on what is now the site of St. Nahi's Church in...
in Dundrum, County Dublin
Dundrum, Dublin
Dundrum , originally a town in its own right, is now a suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland.The area is located in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and Dublin 16.-History:...
.
Descendants
His son William Goulding (1856–1925), a prominent freemason who was director several railway companies in Ireland, was made a baronetBaronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
in 1904. The 3rd Baronet, Basil Goulding
Sir Basil Goulding, 3rd Baronet
Sir William Basil Goulding was an Irish cricketer, squash player and art collector.-RAF service:During World War II, Goulding was commissioned as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force...
, was a notable art collector and the husband of Valerie Goulding
Valerie Goulding
Valerie Hamilton, Hon. Lady Goulding was an Irish campaigner for disabled people and senator who set up the Central Remedial Clinic in 1951, now the largest organisation in Ireland looking after people with physical disabilities...
, an Irish senator and campaigner for disabled people.