Joseph Leycester (1784 – 27 August 1859) was an Irish politician. Leycester lived in

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, where he was the agent for the

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. He served as

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in 1807, and as

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in 1833. At the

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, he stood in

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for the Conservative Party, winning the seat. However, he was unseated on petition on 18 April that year. He stood again in Cork City at the

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, but was not elected.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leycester, Joseph 1784 births 1859 deaths Irish Conservative Party MPs Lord mayors of Cork Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Cork City UK MPs 1835–1837