William Bagwell
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William Bagwell was an Irish Tory
politician who served for more than twenty years as a Member of Parliament
(MP) in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
He was elected at a by-election in 1801 as MP for constituency of Clonmel
, and held that seat until his resignation
in 1819 to fight a by-election for the Tipperary seat
caused by the sudden death of General Montague Mathew
. He won the seat, and held it until the 1826 general election
He resided at the family mansion at Marlfield, Clonmel
.
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
politician who served for more than twenty years as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
He was elected at a by-election in 1801 as MP for constituency of Clonmel
Clonmel (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Clonmel was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Clonmel was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
, and held that seat until his resignation
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
in 1819 to fight a by-election for the Tipperary seat
Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)
Tipperary, also known as Tipperary County, was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:...
caused by the sudden death of General Montague Mathew
Montague James Mathew
Lieutenant General Montague James Mathew was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician, a member of the Irish House of Commons for Ballynakill until 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom for County Tipperary from 1806 until his death in 1819.In politics, he was both a Whig and a...
. He won the seat, and held it until the 1826 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1826
The 1826 United Kingdom general election saw the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool win a substantial and increased majority over the Whigs. In Ireland, Home Rule candidates, working with the Whigs, won large gains from Unionist candidates....
He resided at the family mansion at Marlfield, Clonmel
Marlfield, Clonmel
Marlfield is a village three kilometres west of Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Marlfield and Inishlounaght. It replaced an older settlement named Abbey, which had developed near the 12th century Cistercian community of Inislounaght Abbey.- Local industry...
.