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Richard Swift
Member of Parliament
for County Sligo
In office
26 July 1852 – 11 April 1857
Serving with Robert Gore-Booth
Preceded by Robert Gore-Booth
William Ormsby-Gore
Succeeded by Robert Gore-Booth
Edward Joshua Cooper
Personal details
Born1811
Died24 March 1872(1872-03-24) (aged 60–61)
NationalityIrish
Political party Independent Irish

Richard Swift (1811 – 24 March 1872) [1] was an Irish Independent Irish Party politician. [2]

Swift was elected Independent Irish Party MP for County Sligo at the 1852 general election and held the seat until 1857 when he was defeated, ending fourth and last in that year's poll. [2]

References

  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (8 August 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "S"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link)
  2. ^ a b Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 312. ISBN  978-0901714121.

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Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Sligo
18521857
With: Robert Gore-Booth
Succeeded by