William O'Reilly (MP)

For other people named William O'Reilly, see William O'Reilly (disambiguation).

William Joseph O'Reilly (1792–1844) was MP for the Irish constituency of Dundalk from 1832 to 1835. The family resided at Knock Abbey Castle.[1]

His nephew was also named William Joseph O'Reilly (born 1864), and inherited the estate. He served as Commissioner of Education in Ireland.[2]

References

  1. Burke, Sir Bernard (1852). A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland for 1852: comprising particulars of upwards of 100,000 individuals, Volume 1. Colburn and Co., page 971
  2. Burnand, Sir Francis Cowley (1908). The Catholic who's who and yearbook, p. 314 Burns & Oates

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
James Edward Gordon
Member of Parliament for Dundalk
1832 1835
Succeeded by
William Sharman Crawford



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