619 Matthew Dowse

Constituency :  Louth  1868-74

Matthew   took  over  from  Tristram  Kennedy  at  Louth.

Matthew  was  a  doctor's  son  with  a  number  of  estates   in  different  counties. He  was  a  Catholic  barrister. He  unsuccessfully  contested  Cavan  in  1857.

In  1874  Matthew  was  squeezed  out  by  the  Home  Rule  candidates  despite  having  the  support  of  the  Catholic  clergy.

He  died  in  1887  aged  66.