James_McCann_(Drogheda_MP)

James McCann (Drogheda MP)

James McCann (Drogheda MP)

Irish politician

This article is about the Irish politician. For other people named James McCann, see James McCann.

James McCann (died 1873) was an Irish Liberal, Whig and Independent Irish Party politician.[1]

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McCann was first elected Independent Irish Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Drogheda at the 1852 general election and—standing as a Whig in 1857 and Liberal in 1859—held the seat until 1865 when he did not seek re-election.[2][3]

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  1. [1]
    "Wexford Independent". 7 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. [2]
    Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 270. ISBN 978-0901714121.
  3. [3]
    Rayment, Leigh (25 July 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "D"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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