Michael Sullivan (1809 – 1878) was an

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and

Repeal Association The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell in 1830 to campaign for a repeal of the Acts of Union of 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland. The Association's aim was to revert Ireland to th ...

politician, and a merchant. Sullivan was elected Repeal Association

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(MP) for

Kilkenny City Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilkenn ...

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

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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 {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub