About Richard O'Shaughnessy
Lived 1842 – 1918 (aged 75–76). Richard O'Shaughnessy was a British and Irish politician, barrister and court official.
Richard O'Shaughnessy (1842 – 17 August 1918) was an Irish Home Rule League politician.
He was elected Home Rule MP for Limerick City in 1874 and held the seat until he was appointed a registrar of petty sessions clerks in 1883.
After leaving office, he was also Commissioner for Public Works in Ireland from 1891 to 1903, and was considered for the post of Under-Secretary for Ireland twice.
He became a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in 1900 and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1903.
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Who was Richard O'Shaughnessy?
Irish politician, died 1918
When was Richard O'Shaughnessy born?
Richard O'Shaughnessy was born in 1842 in Limerick.
When did Richard O'Shaughnessy die?
Richard O'Shaughnessy died on 17 August 1918.
What was Richard O'Shaughnessy's occupation?
Richard O'Shaughnessy was a politician, barrister and court official.
What nationality was Richard O'Shaughnessy?
Richard O'Shaughnessy was British and Irish.
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