Denis Bowes Daly PC (c. 1745 – 17 December 1821) was an Irish politician.

Biography

Daly was the eldest son of Hyacynth Daly of Dalystown, and his cousin Rose Daly of Raford, both of

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and educated privately in Dublin and at

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."Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/ Thomas Ulick Sadleir p207: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 After serving as High Sheriff of King's County for 1774 he was brought into the Irish parliament by his cousin, Denis Daly of Dunsandle. There he served as MP for Galway Borough from 1776 to 1790 and for King's County from 1790 to 1800. A constant supporter of the Ponsonby's, he voted for catholic relief in 1778 and 1793, the implicit repeal of Poynings' Law in 1782, and for commercial propositions in 1785. He was an agent for

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William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam in attempting to persuade John Beresford to accept a pension, thus leaving office without scandal. Daly strongly opposed the

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, co-ordinating the factions against the government. After the acts were passed he represented King's County (1801–02),

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(1802-05) and

(1805–18). He was sworn of the

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on 7 June 1806. In 1780 he had married Mary Charlotte Ponsonby, daughter of John Ponsonby and Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, and sister of

George Ponsonby George Ponsonby (5 March 17558 July 1817), was a British lawyer and Whig politician. He was Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents. Background and education Ponsonby was the second surviving son of ...

. However she died a year after the marriage, after which Daly refused to leave his house for more than twelve months.

References

* ''The Lords of Dunsandle'', James Noel Dillon, in '' Kiltullagh/Killimordaly: As the Centuries passed: A history from 1500-1900'', pp. 43–67, ed. Kieran Jordan, 2000. * ''Clare bards, Galway gentry'', Patrick Melvin, ''The Irish Genealogist'', 2002 * ''The Daly Chronicle'', Dermot Daly,''The Irish Genealogist'', 2002 * ''Dictionary of Irish Biography'', p. 19, Cambridge, 2010

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