William H. F. Cogan

This article is about the Irish politician. For other people with that name, see William Cogan.

William Henry Ford Cogan PC (1823 – 28 September 1894) was an Irish Whig (and later Liberal) politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kildare from 1852 to 1880, representing the county in the United Kingdom House of Commons.[1]

Cogan was first elected to the Parliament at a by-election on 13 March 1852, when he was returned unopposed after the Conservative MP Lord Naas was appointed as Chief Secretary for Ireland.[2] He was re-elected at the general election in July 1852, when Kildare's two Whig MPs secured a large majority over a lone Conservative challenger.[3] He was then returned unopposed in four successive general elections, and held the seat in 1874 against a strong challenge from Home Rule League candidates, one of whom defeated his fellow Liberal MP Lord Otho FitzGerald.[4] He did not contest the 1880 general election, when Home Rulers took both seats in Kildare.[4]

Cogan was the last Whig or Liberal MP returned for County Kildare. After his retirement in 1880, all further MPs for the county were Irish nationalists of various parties, until and Sinn Féin from 1918 until Irish representation at Westminster ended in 1922 with the foundation of the Irish Free State.

Arms

Coat of arms of William H. F. Cogan
Notes
Granted 5 November 1860 by Sir John Berard Burke, Ulster King of Arms.[5]
Crest
A talbot passant Proper collared and chained Or charged on the shoulder with a cross bottony as in the arms.
Escutcheon
Azure three oak leaves Argent on a chief Or a cross bottony Gules.
Motto
Constans Fidei

References

  1. ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "K", part 1". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  2. ^ Brian M. Walker, ed. (1978). Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 81. ISBN 0-901714-12-7.
  3. ^ Walker, op. cit., page 84
  4. ^ a b Walker, op. cit., page 286
  5. ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms, Vol. F". National Library of Ireland. p. 197. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Kildare
1852–1880
With: Marquess of Kildare to July 1852
David O'Connor Henchy July 1852 – 1859
Richard More O'Ferrall 1859–1865
Lord Otho FitzGerald 1865–1874
Charles Henry Meldon from 1874 		Succeeded by


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