770 Alexander Swanston

Constituency : Bandon  1874-80

Alexander  reclaimed  Bandon  for  the  Liberals  after  the  defection  of  William  Shaw  who  switched  to  County  Cork.

Alexander  was  originally  from  Scotland. He  managed  the  Bandon  estates  of the  Duke  of  Devonshire.

Alexander's  main  concern  in  Parliament  was  that  the  boroughs  and  large  towns  in  Ireland  should  be  treated  the  same  as  regards  the  sale  of  liquor  on  a  Sunday.

He  died  in  1882  aged  73.