Alexander McCarthy

Alexander McCarthy
Alexander McCarthy
	McCarthy Monument in Ballintemple, designed by William Atkins for Alexander McCarthy
Member of Parliament ; for County Cork
	In office; 10 April 1857 – 10 May 1859 Serving with Rickard Deasy
Preceded by	Rickard Deasy; Vincent Scully
Succeeded by	Rickard Deasy; Vincent Scully
Member of Parliament ; for Cork City
	In office; 31 January 1846 – 9 August 1847 Serving with Daniel Callaghan
Preceded by	Daniel Callaghan; Francis Murphy
Succeeded by	Daniel Callaghan; William Trant Fagan
Personal details
Born	1801
Died	1868 (aged 66–67)
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Liberal
Other political; affiliations	Independent Irish Party; Repeal Association
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Alexander McCarthy (1801 – 1868)^[2] was an Irish Liberal, Independent Irish Party and Repeal Association politician.^[3]^[4]

McCarthy was first elected Repeal Association Member of Parliament (MP) for Cork City at a by-election in 1846 caused by the resignation of Francis Murphy. He held the seat until 1847 when he was defeated at that year's election. In 1856, he became High Sheriff of County Cork before returning to parliament for the county as an Independent Irish Party MP at the 1857 general election and held the seat until 1859; at that year's general election, he unsuccessfully fought Dublin City as a Liberal.^[2]^[5]^[6]

References

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- Cremen, C. (1926). "The McCarthy Monument, Blackrock, and the Ballinlough Stone'" (PDF). Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. 31 ser. 2 (134): 103–105. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- "McCarthy Monument, Blackroad Road". Cork Past & Present. Cork City Libraries. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009.
^ ^a ^b "McCarthy Monument, Blackroad Road". Cork Past and Present .IE. Cork City Council. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "Cork County". Dublin Evening Mail. 20 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Dublin Weekly Nation". 4 April 1857. p. 7. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 263–266, 271. ISBN 978-0901714121.
^ Rayment, Leigh (25 July 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "C"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Daniel Callaghan Francis Murphy	Member of Parliament for Cork City 1846–1847 With: Daniel Callaghan	Succeeded by Daniel Callaghan William Trant Fagan
Preceded by Rickard Deasy Vincent Scully	Member of Parliament for County Cork 1857–1859 With: Rickard Deasy	Succeeded by Rickard Deasy Vincent Scully

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Alexander McCarthy
McCarthy Monument in Ballintemple, designed by William Atkins for Alexander McCarthy^[1]

Member of Parliament for County Cork
In office 10 April 1857 – 10 May 1859 Serving with Rickard Deasy
Preceded by	Rickard Deasy Vincent Scully
Succeeded by	Rickard Deasy Vincent Scully
Member of Parliament for Cork City
In office 31 January 1846 – 9 August 1847 Serving with Daniel Callaghan
Preceded by	Daniel Callaghan Francis Murphy
Succeeded by	Daniel Callaghan William Trant Fagan

Personal details
Born	1801
Died	1868 (aged 66–67)
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Independent Irish Party Repeal Association