James Mackey
Mayor of Dublin
About James Mackey
Lived 1816 – 1892 (aged 75–76).
Sir James William Mackey (1816 – 14 December 1892) was an Anglo-Irish merchant and politician.
Mackey was the son of Stephen Mackey, a Dublin seed merchant, and Catherine Ward. He inherited his father's business in 1854. He was twice Lord Mayor of Dublin, in 1866 and 1873, firstly representing the Irish Liberal Party and secondly for the Irish Conservative Party. He was knighted in 1873. In 1880 Mackey served a term as Sheriff of Dublin City.
In 1847 he married Hannah James Sylvia Jones. Mackey owned 1,377 acres in County Cork. He was a lifelong member of the Royal Dublin Society.
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Who was James Mackey?
mayor of Dublin
When was James Mackey born?
James Mackey was born in 1816.
When did James Mackey die?
James Mackey died in 1892.
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· DBpedia: James Mackey (mayor)
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