Caleb Powell
Caleb Powell (1793 – 24 February 1881)[1] was an Irish Repeal Association and Whig politician.[2][3]
Caleb Powell | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for County Limerick | |
| In office 10 July 1841 – 14 August 1847 | |
| Preceded by | William Smith O'Brien Richard FitzGibbon |
| Succeeded by | William Smith O'Brien William Monsell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1793 |
| Died | 21 February 1881 (aged 87–88) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Repeal Association |
| Other political affiliations | Whig |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Powell was first elected Whig MP for County Limerick at the 1841 general election and held the seat until 1847 when, standing as a Repeal Association candidate, he was defeated.[2][3][4]
He was High Sheriff of County Limerick in 1858.
References
- Rayment, Leigh (30 August 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "L"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Caleb Powell". Members of Parliament after 1832. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 232. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
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