Jump to content

William Fagan (MP)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William Fagan
Member of Parliament
for Carlow
In office
20 November 1868 – 3 February 1874
Preceded byThomas Stock
Succeeded byHenry Owen Lewis
Personal details
Born15 December 1832
Died14 March 1890(1890-03-14) (aged 57)
NationalityIrish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Frances Mahony
(m. 1871)
Parent(s)William Trant Fagan
Mary Addis

William Addis Fagan (15 December 1832 – 14 March 1890)[1] was an Irish Liberal politician.[2]

He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carlow at the 1868 general election but stood down at the next general election, in 1874.[3]

At some point, Fagan was also Captain of the 12th Royal Lancers.[2]

Family

[edit]

Fagan was the son of Cork City MP William Trant Fagan. In 1832, he married Frances Mahony, daughter of Daniel Mahony, and together they had two children: Maureen Elizabeth Fagan (born 1875), and William Charles Trant Fagan (born 1877).[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)
  2. ^ a b c "William Addis Fagan". The Peerage. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
[edit]
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Carlow
18681874
Succeeded by