Constituency : Louth 1852-7, 1865-8
Tristram came in at Louth after the resignation of Richard Montesquieu-Bellew in April 1865. Tristram beat his Conservative opponent by 1002 votes to 923
Tristram was a Protestant lawyer from Londonderry. In 1839 he founded the Dublin Law Institute. He also made his name while managing the Irish estates of the Marquis of Bath during the potato famine. His imaginative schemes to relieve distress included setting up industrial schools to train women. His candidature at Louth was promoted by Catholic priests.
He bought up many properties in Dublin.
In the 1868 election he and Chichester Fortescue trounced their Conservative opponents.
He died in 1885 aged 80.
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