Thomas Meagher (MP)

Thomas Meagher
Thomas Meagher
Born	1796; St. John's, Newfoundland
Died	1874; Waterford, Ireland
Occupation	Mayor of Waterford
Children	1

Thomas Meagher (1796–1874) was an Irish businessman and politician from St. John's, Newfoundland.

His father, also named Thomas Meagher (1763–1837), had emigrated from Tipperary to St. John's, Newfoundland, where he became a successful businessman.^[1] The younger Thomas was born in St. John's and returned to Ireland in his 20s to represent his father's business interests, where he prospered.

Meagher was Mayor of Waterford in 1843 and 1844,^[2] the first Roman Catholic mayor of the city since the penal laws. He was elected at the 1847 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Waterford City.^[3] He was re-elected in 1852, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1857 general election.^[3]

Meagher's own son, Thomas Francis Meagher (1823–1867), was a leader of the Young Irelanders in the Rebellion of 1848. His death sentence for the rebellion was commuted to transportation to Australia, from where he escaped and went to United States, where he rose to the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War, and later became acting governor of the Montana Territory.

Death[]

Thomas Meagher, who died in 1874, having been predeceased by all save possibly one of his children; the year of death of his daughter, Christine Mary Meagher, is unknown. Thomas Meagher's grave is located at Faithlegge Church cemetery outside Waterford City.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "Meagher, Thomas". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
^ Hansard, Joseph (1870). The History, Topography and Antiquities (natural and Ecclesiastical) with Biographical Sketches of the Nobility, of the County and City of Waterford. Dungarvan. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801–1922. A New History of Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 317–18. ISBN 0901714127. ISSN 0332-0286.

External links[]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Meagher

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Henry Barron, Bt Thomas Wyse	Member of Parliament for Waterford City 1847 – 1857 With: Daniel O'Connell Jnr 1847–48 Sir Henry Barron, Bt 1848–52 Robert Keating 1852–57	Succeeded by Michael Dobbyn Hassard John Aloysius Blake

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[1] "Meagher, Thomas". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.

[2] Hansard, Joseph (1870). The History, Topography and Antiquities (natural and Ecclesiastical) with Biographical Sketches of the Nobility, of the County and City of Waterford. Dungarvan. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

[walker-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801–1922. A New History of Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 317–18. ISBN 0901714127. ISSN 0332-0286.

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Thomas Meagher
Born	1796 St. John's, Newfoundland
Died	1874 Waterford, Ireland
Occupation	Mayor of Waterford
Children	1