865 William Johnson

Constituency  : Mallow  1880-83

William  won  back  the  seat  of  Mallow  from  the  Home  Rule  League.

William  was  a  vicar's  son  educated  at  Dublin  University. He  became  a  barrister.

Gladstone  appointed  William  Solicitor  General  for  Ireland  in  1880  and  then  Attorney  General  for  Ireland  in  1881. He  resigned  his  seat  in  1883  to  become  a  judge.

As  a  judge  William  was  noted  for  being  merciful  and  getting  muddled  with  his  facts    leading  to  the  nickname  "Wooden-Headed  Billy".

William  was  created  a  baronet  on  his  retirement  in  1909.

He  died  in  1919  aged  90.