Peter Quinn, was an

Irish Conservative Party The Irish Conservative Party, often called the Irish Tories, was one of the dominant Irish political parties in Ireland in the 19th century. It was affiliated with the Conservative Party in Great Britain. Throughout much of the century it and t ...

Member of the

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who represented the constituency of

Newry Newry (; ) is a city in Northern Ireland, divided by the Clanrye river in counties Armagh and Down, from Belfast and from Dublin. It had a population of 26,967 in 2011. Newry was founded in 1144 alongside a Cistercian monastery, although ...

from 1859 to 1865. He was a successful local businessman and land agent for several large estates in the Newry area. Two of his sons served in India, both with the Bengal Civil Service; John became Commissioner for Lucknow and Charles Commissioner for Bhaugalpore.

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* Year of birth missing Year of death missing Irish Conservative Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Newry (1801–1918) UK MPs 1859–1865 {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub