Tuesday, 1 April 2014
466 Edward Sullivan
Constituency : Mallow 1865-70
Edward took Mallow from the Tories.
Edward was the son of a prosperous Irish merchant. He attended Trinity College where he studied classics and won prizes for oratory. In 1848 he became an Irish barrister. In 1861 he became Law Advisor to the Lord Lieutenant and in 1865 became Solicitor General for Ireland which made finding a parliamentary seat advisable.
Edward was kept in place by Russell then spent the two years of opposition concentrating on his legal career. Gladstone appointed him Attorney-General for Ireland in 1868.
In 1870 Edward became Master of the Rolls in Ireland and resigned his seat. In 1881 he was created a baronet. In 1883 he became Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Edward was a bibliophile and linguist.
In 1885 he died suddenly aged 62.
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