William Henry Magan

William Henry Magan (1820 – c. September 1861)[1] was an Irish Whig, Independent Irish Party and Repeal Association politician.[2][3][4]

William Henry Magan
Member of Parliament for Westmeath
In office 10 August 1847 – 10 May 1859 Serving with Richard Levinge (1857–1859) William Pollard-Urquhart (1852–1857) Percy Nugent (1847–1852)
Preceded by	Hugh Morgan Tuite Benjamin Chapman
Succeeded by	William Pollard-Urquhart Richard Levinge
Personal details
Born	1820
Died	c. September 1861
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Whig
Other political affiliations	Independent Irish Party Repeal Association

Magan was elected a Repeal Association Member of Parliament (MP) for Westmeath at the 1847 general election and, becoming an Independent Irish Party MP in 1852 and then a Whig again in 1857, held the seat until 1859 when he did not seek re-election.[2]

References

1. Rayment, Leigh (11 October 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
2. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 320. ISBN 978-0901714121.
3. "The New Parliament". Lincolnshire Gazette. 20 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Dublin Weekly Nation". 21 March 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr William Magan