Alexander McCarthy (1801 – 1868)[1] was an Irish Liberal, Independent Irish Party and Repeal Association politician.[2][3]
McCarthy was first elected Repeal Association Member of Parliament (MP) for Cork City at a by-election in 1846 caused by the resignation of Francis Murphy. He held the seat until 1847 when he was defeated at that year's election. In 1856, he became High Sheriff of County Cork before returning to parliament for the county as an Independent Irish Party MP at the 1857 general election and held the seat until 1859; at that year's general election, he unsuccessfully fought Dublin City as a Liberal.[1][4][5]
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- ^ a b "McCarthy Monument, Blackroad Road". Cork Past and Present .IE. Cork City Council. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Cork County". Dublin Evening Mail. 20 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Dublin Weekly Nation". 4 April 1857. p. 7. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 263–266, 271. ISBN 978-0901714121.
- ^ Rayment, Leigh (25 July 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "C"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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