Vincent Scully, (8 January 1810 – 4 June 1871), was an Irish Liberal and Whig politician. He was first elected as one of the two

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(MPs) for

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at a by-election in 1852, and retained it in the general election later that year, but lost the seat at the following general election in 1857. He regained the seat in 1859 before losing it again in 1865. While an MP during the former years, Scully produced a number of pamphlets on the

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, including ''Free Trade in Land'' (published 1853). He also introduced the 'Transfer of Land Bill (Ireland)' to the House of Commons in 1853, which was "praised for its ingenuity". Scully was educated at Oscott College, where he was one of the editors of ''The Oscotian'' from 1826. He also attended

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and

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but did not graduate from either of the universities. In 1833, he was called to the

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, and in 1840 he became a

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* 1810 births 1871 deaths Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1859–1865 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Cork constituencies (1801–1922) Irish Liberal Party MPs Irish King's Counsel 19th-century King's Counsel {{Liberal-UK-MP-stub