Christopher Fitzsimon

Christopher Fitzsimon (died 25 July 1856)¹ was an Irish barrister and politician.² From Glencullen (at the time spelt 'Glancullen'), Fitzsimon married Ellen O'Connell, eldest daughter of Daniel O'Connell.³ By March 1829 he was the only Catholic on the grand jury of Wicklow.⁴

As a member of the Repeal Association, he was one of two MPs elected for County Dublin in the 1833 Election.⁵ In August 1841 Fitzsimon's seat, Glencullen hosted the "cabinet council", the centre of the agitation movement against Robert Peel's government. Attendees included Viscount Morpeth and Frederick Romilly.

In later life Fitzsimon held the lucrative office of Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper.⁶

References

The Times, Ireland, 11 August 1856
The Times, Ireland, 17 January 1832
The Times, O'Connell and the People of Leicester, 6 August 1836
The Times, Ireland. Private Correspondence, 14 March 1829
List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1832/Constituencies D–E
The Times, Whig Patronage 6 August 1841

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Christopher Fitzsimon

[1] The Times, Ireland, 11 August 1856

[2] The Times, Ireland, 17 January 1832

[3] The Times, O'Connell and the People of Leicester, 6 August 1836

[4] The Times, Ireland. Private Correspondence, 14 March 1829

[5] List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1832/Constituencies D–E

[6] The Times, Whig Patronage 6 August 1841

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