Michael Sullivan (1809 – 1878)
was an
Irish Liberal
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,
Independent Irish Party
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and
Repeal Association
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politician,
and a merchant.
Sullivan was elected Repeal Association
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Kilkenny City at a
by-election in 1847—held because
John O'Connell, who had been elected for the seat at the
1847 general election, had opted to sit for
Limerick City
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where he had also been elected. Becoming an Independent Irish candidate in 1852, and a Liberal in 1859, Sullivan held the seat until 1865, when he did not seek re-election.
Sullivan was
High Sheriff of County Kilkenny
The High Sheriff of County Kilkenny was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Kilkenny, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Kilkenny County S ...
in 1870.
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1809 births
1878 deaths
High sheriffs of County Kilkenny
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Kilkenny constituencies (1801–1922)
Irish Repeal Association MPs
Irish Liberal Party MPs
UK MPs 1847–1852
UK MPs 1852–1857
UK MPs 1857–1859
UK MPs 1859–1865
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