About Vincent Scully
Lived 1810 – 1871 (aged 61). Vincent Scully was an Irish politician and barrister.
Vincent Scully, (8 January 1810 – 4 June 1871), While an MP during the former years, Scully produced a number of pamphlets on the Irish land question, including Free Trade in Land (published 1853). He also introduced the 'Transfer of Land Bill (Ireland)' to the House of Commons in 1853, which was "praised for its ingenuity".
Scully was educated at Oscott College, where he was one of the editors of The Oscotian from 1826. He also attended Trinity College Dublin and Trinity College, Cambridge but did not graduate from either of the universities.
In 1833, he was called to the Irish Bar, and in 1840 he became a Queen's Counsel.
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Who was Vincent Scully?
Irish barrister and politician (1810-1871)
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Vincent Scully was born on 8 January 1810 in Dublin.
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Vincent Scully died on 4 June 1871.
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Vincent Scully was a politician and barrister.
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Vincent Scully was Irish.
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