Friday, 1 February 2013
41 John Lanigan
Constituency : Cashel 1859-65
John is fairly obscure. He stood in 1857 as an Independent Opposition candidate and came third but two years later but won by a relative landslide two years later in this tiny constituency. The Times commented that he "appears to be affectionately remembered as an old ally of Daniel O'Connell, and a staunch supporter of the Old Ireland policy." Disraeli bracketed him with O'Donoghue and Sir John Ennis as someone who could be managed.
In 1865 he was in turn defeated by another Liberal.
John died in 1868 aged 65.
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