Saturday 9 March 2013
79 Daniel O'Connell Jr
Constituency : Dundalk 1846-7 ( Repeal Association ) , Tralee 1853-63
As his name suggests Daniel was one of the sons of the great Catholic emancipator and national hero. He was the youngest son and attended a Jesuit college. His correspondence with his mother while away has been published. He first came to Parliament in 1846 as a Repealer in a by-election but was not elected in 1847. He returned for Tralee in 1853 in a by-election caused by the death of his brother Maurice.
Daniel seemed to live in the shadow of his father. He tried to make his mark as a brewer and his O' Connell's Ale was moderately popular in his lifetime. He resigned his seat in 1863.
He died in 1897 aged 81.
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