Robert Keating was an Irish politician from Cashel in County Tipperary. [1] [2]
Biography
He was elected at the 1847 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for County Waterford, [3] as a Repeal Association candidate. [4] The Times newspaper of London reported that at the time of his election he was employed by the Board of Works a rate of 7s/6d per day, claiming that this proved "beyond a shadow of a doubt" that he was unqualified to be an MP. [5]
He did not defend the seat at the 1852 general election, but stood instead as an Irish Whig Party candidate in Waterford City. He won that seat, [1] and held it until 1857, when he did not stand again. [4]
References
- ^ a b "No. 21354". The London Gazette. 31 August 1852. p. 2363.
- ^ Thom's Directory of Ireland. Dublin: Alexander Thom. 1850. p. 543. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "No. 20775". The London Gazette. 21 September 1847. p. 3372.
- ^ a b Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801–1922. A New History of Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 318–9. ISBN 0901714127. ISSN 0332-0286.
- ^ "Dublin, August 30". The Times. London. 1 September 1847. p. 6. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Keating
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
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