Matthew Peter D'Arcy

Matthew Peter D'Arcy (18 June 1821 – 28 November 1889)[1] was an Irish Liberal politician.[2]

Matthew Peter D'Arcy
Member of Parliament
for County Wexford
In office
24 November 1868 – 23 February 1874
Serving with John Talbot Power
Preceded byJames Power
Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh
Succeeded byGeorge Bowyer
Keyes O'Clery
Personal details
Born18 June 1821
Died28 November 1889(1889-11-28) (aged 68)
NationalityIrish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)
Christina Margaret Daly
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(m. 1860; div. 1887)​

Emma Knaresborough
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(m. 1853; died 1858)​
ChildrenNine
ParentsJohn D'Arcy
Eliza Selgrave
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin

Family and early life

D'Arcy was the son of John and Eliza (née Selgrave) D'Arcy. After receiving a MA from Trinity College, Dublin, he first married Emma Knaresborough, daughter of William and Maria (née Corballis) Knaresborough in 1853, and they had three children: John Francis Aloysius (1854–1874); William Matthew Joseph (born 1855); and James Frederick Herbert (1857–1918).

After Emma's death in 1858, he remarried to Christina Margaret Daly, daughter of James Peter and Margaret (née Dolphin) Daly, in 1860. Before they divorced in 1887, they had six children: Emma Teresa Mary; Mary Louisa Christina; Margaret Rita Mary (1861–1915); Eliza Mary (1863–1926); Christina Mary (1867–1931); and Matthew Stephen Rodolph (1868–1901).[2]

Political career

D'Arcy was elected at the 1868 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for County Wexford. He held the seat until 1874 when he stood down.[3][2]

Other activities

D'Arcy was also a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant and, in 1872, a High Sheriff of Dublin City.[2]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
  2. "Matthew Peter D'Arcy". The Peerage. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
James Power
Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh		 Member of Parliament for County Wexford
1868 – 1874
With: John Talbot Power		 Succeeded by
George Bowyer
Keyes O'Clery
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