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Robert Longfield (MP)

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Robert Longfield
Member of Parliament
for Mallow
In office
6 May 1859 – 13 July 1865
Preceded byDenham Jephson-Norreys
Succeeded byEdward Sullivan
Personal details
Born1810
Died27 April 1868(1868-04-27) (aged 57–58)
NationalityIrish
Political partyConservative

Robert Longfield QC (1810 – 27 April 1868)[1] was an Irish barrister and a Conservative Party politician.[2]

After unsuccessfully contesting County Cork at the 1841 general election, Longfield was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mallow at the 1859 general election, and held the seat until 1865 when he did not seek re-election.[2]

He was the author of four legal texts, relating to various aspects of Irish property law; two written before he was elected as an MP, and two published as his Parliamentary career drew to a close: A Treatise on the Action of Ejectment in the Superior Courts of Ireland (1840); The Law of Distress and Replevin in Ireland (1841); The Fishery Laws of Ireland (1863); The Game Laws of Ireland (1864).

References

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  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (23 June 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "M"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 301. ISBN 978-0901714121.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Mallow
18591865
Succeeded by