Constituency : Meath 1840-1 , 1841-70
Matthew was the brother-in-law of the Earl of Fingall first elected in a by-election in 1840. In the following general election he stood aside for Daniel O' Connell but when the latter chose to sit for Cork instead , Matthew got back in. Matthew supported the Independent Irish Opposition initiative and was still standing under those colours in 1857.
Matthew died in 1870, the subsequent by-election being won by the Home Rule League.
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