John Mulholland, 1st Baron Dunleath
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John Mulholland, 1st Baron Dunleath (16 December 1819 – 11 December 1895) was an Irish
businessman and Conservative
Member of Parliament
.
Dunleath was the son of Andrew Mulholland of Ballywalter Park in County Down
. He was involved in the Mulholland family cotton and linen industry and also represented Downpatrick
in the British House of Commons
from 1874 to 1885. In 1892 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Dunleath, of Ballywalter in the County of Down.
Lord Dunleath married Frances Louisa, daughter of Hugh Lyle, in 1851. He died in December 1895, aged 75, and was succeeded in the barony by his second son Henry
. Lady Dunleath died in 1909.
Irish people
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businessman and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
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Dunleath was the son of Andrew Mulholland of Ballywalter Park in County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
. He was involved in the Mulholland family cotton and linen industry and also represented Downpatrick
Downpatrick (UK Parliament constituency)
Downpatrick was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.-Boundaries:...
in the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
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from 1874 to 1885. In 1892 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Dunleath, of Ballywalter in the County of Down.
Lord Dunleath married Frances Louisa, daughter of Hugh Lyle, in 1851. He died in December 1895, aged 75, and was succeeded in the barony by his second son Henry
Henry Mulholland, 2nd Baron Dunleath
Henry Lyle Mulholland, 2nd Baron Dunleath , was an Irish Conservative Member of Parliament.Dunleath was the son of John Mulholland, 1st Baron Dunleath. The Mulholland family were prominent in the cotton and linen industry in Ireland...
. Lady Dunleath died in 1909.