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Richard Smithwicke (1804 – 20 November 1860) was an Irish
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 ...
politician. Smithwicke was first elected MP for
County Kilkenny County Kilkenny () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is named after the City status in Ir ...
at a by-election in 1846—caused by the death of Pierce Butler—and held the seat until 1847 when he did not seek re-election.


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* UK MPs 1841–1847 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Kilkenny constituencies (1801–1922) Irish Repeal Association MPs 1804 births 1860 deaths {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub