Francis Macnamara Calcutt (1819 – 16 July 1863) was an Irish

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and

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politician. The son of William Calcutt and Dora Macnamara, he was elected as an Independent Irish Member of Parliament (MP) for

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but was defeated at the next election in

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. He regained the seat as a Liberal MP in a by-election in 1860, and remained in post until his death in 1863. He had married Georgina Martyn in 1842. He was

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in 1857.

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* 1819 births 1863 deaths High sheriffs of Clare Irish Liberal Party MPs UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Clare constituencies (1801–1922) {{Liberal-UK-MP-stub