Cornelius MacGillicuddy (died November 1712) was an Irish Jacobite politician. MacGillicuddy was the son of Donough MacGillicuddy. In 1688 he was granted a commission as a captain in Lord Slane's Regiment of Foot. MacGillicuddy was elected as a Member of Parliament for

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in the short-lived

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summoned by

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in 1689. Despite his Jacobitism, he was included in the pardon afforded by the Articles of Limerick and in 1694 he took an oath of allegiance to

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. He experienced great financial difficulties, and in 1698 he mortgaged his entire property to David Crosbie of Ardfert. He died in 1712.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:MacGillicuddy, Cornelius Year of birth unknown 1712 deaths 17th-century Irish people Irish Jacobites Irish MPs 1689 Irish soldiers in the army of James II of England Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kerry constituencies Politicians from County Kerry