Lucius O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin
Lucius (McEdward) O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin (5 December 1800 – 22 March 1872), known as Sir Lucius O'Brien, 5th Baronet from 1837 to 1855, was an Irish politician and nobleman.
Biography
He was born at Dromoland Castle in 1800, the eldest son of Sir Edward O'Brien, 4th Baronet and Charlotte Smith. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1825.[1] In 1826, he replaced his father as Tory Member of Parliament for Clare, but was unseated in 1830 by the Whig candidates. He unsuccessfully contested the county again in 1835, but was appointed High Sheriff of Clare for that year instead. Upon the death of his father in 1837, he succeeded to the baronetcy, and he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Clare in 1843.
He again contested Clare in 1847, topping the poll and ousting Cornelius O'Brien. In 1848, he published a book, Ireland in 1848: the late famine and the Poor Laws. During the same year, his brother William Smith O'Brien, a Liberal, led an abortive rebellion and narrowly escaped hanging. O'Brien did not contest Clare in 1852.
In 1855, he inherited the title of Baron Inchiquin from a distant cousin, the last Marquess of Thomond, although this was not confirmed until 1862. He was elected a representative peer for Ireland in 1863. He died in 1872 at Dromoland and was succeeded by his son Edward O'Brien, 14th Baron Inchiquin.
Family
O'Brien Married Mary, daughter of William FitzGerald and together they had the following children;
- Edward O'Brien, 14th Baron Inchiquin
- Charlotte O'Bryen
- Mary Grace O'Brien.
Notes
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References
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- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), second edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)) out of copyright
Further reading
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lucius O'Brien
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Clare 1826–1830 With: William Vesey-FitzGerald 1826–1828 Daniel O'Connell 1828–1830 |
Succeeded by William Nugent MacNamara James Patrick Mahon |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Clare 1847–1852 With: William Nugent MacNamara |
Succeeded by Sir John Forster FitzGerald Cornelius O'Brien |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Clare 1843–1872 |
Succeeded by Charles William White |
Peerage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by | Baron Inchiquin 1855–1872 |
Succeeded by Edward O'Brien |
Baronetage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by | Baronet (of Leaghmenagh) 1837–1872 |
Succeeded by Edward O'Brien |
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- 1800 births
- 1872 deaths
- 19th-century Irish people
- Politicians from County Clare
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Barons in the Peerage of Ireland
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Irish representative peers
- Lord-Lieutenants of Clare
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Irish constituencies (1801–1922)
- People educated at Harrow School
- Tory MPs (pre-1834)
- UK MPs 1826–30
- UK MPs 1847–52
- O'Brien dynasty
- High Sheriffs of Clare