Michael Dobbyn Hassard (1817 – 7 April 1869) was an
Irish Conservative Party
The Irish Conservative Party, often called the Irish Tories, was one of the dominant Irish political parties in Ireland in the 19th century. It was affiliated with the Conservative Party in Great Britain. Throughout much of the century it and t ...
politician from
County Waterford
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.
He was educated at
Trinity College Dublin
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, where graduated with a gold medal (the university's award for an outstanding student), and became a lawyer. In 1846 he married his cousin Anne Hassard, the daughter of Sir Francis John Hassard.
They lived at Glenville, County Waterford, and had 2 sons: William and Richard.
He was elected at the 1857 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for
Waterford City
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and was re-elected in
1859
Events
January–March
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.
In each session, he acted as Chair of Committees.
He stood down from the
House of Commons
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at the 1865 general election, and became a member of the House of Commons Court of Referees, which considers whether a petitioner is entitled to make a challenge against a
Private Bill
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.
Hassard died aged 51 on 7 April 1869, at his home in Glenville, after being ill with a fever for three weeks.