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Charles O'Hara

1746 – 1822

Irish landowner and Member of Parliament

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Lived 1746 – 1822 (aged 75–76). Charles O'Hara was a British politician.

Charles O'Hara (16 April 1746 – 19 September 1822) was an Irish landowner and politician.

He was born the son of Charles O'Hara (1715–1776) of Annaghmore, County Sligo, an MP in the Parliament of Ireland. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and entered the Middle Temple in 1765 to study law. He was called to the Irish bar in 1771 and succeeded his father in 1776.

He was then the leading landowner in Count Sligo and was a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland for Dungannon in 1776, sitting until 1783. He was afterwards MP for County Sligo from 1783 until the Union with Great Britain in 1800/01. After the Union he served as MP for County Sligo in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1822. He also served as High Sheriff of Sligo for 1785–86 and as a Commissioner of the treasury in Ireland from April 1806 to April 1807.

He married Margaret, the daughter and heiress of John Cookson, MD, of Yorkshire, with whom he had a son and 3 daughters.

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Important facts

Born
1746
Birth century
Occupation
Education
Christ Church
Positions held
Member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, Member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Charles O'Hara's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Charles O'Hara?

Irish landowner and Member of Parliament

When was Charles O'Hara born?

Charles O'Hara was born in 1746.

When did Charles O'Hara die?

Charles O'Hara died on 19 September 1822.

What was Charles O'Hara's occupation?

Charles O'Hara was a politician.

What nationality was Charles O'Hara?

Charles O'Hara was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Charles O'Hara

· Wikidata: Q17199121

· DBpedia: Charles O'Hara (politician)

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