Henry Owen Lewis
Irish Home Rule politician
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Henry Owen Lewis (26 September 1842 - 5 August 1913)[1][2] was an Irish Home Rule politician. He was MP for Carlow from 1874 to 1880.[3] His daughter Frances (1873–1959) married colonial governor Cornelius Alfred Moloney and in widowhood co-founded the Missionary Sisters of St. Columban.[4]
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Preceded byWilliam Fagan
Succeeded byCharles Dawson
BornHenry Owen Lewis
26 September 1842
26 September 1842
Died5 August 1913 (aged 70)
Henry Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Carlow | |
| In office 31 January 1874 – 31 March 1880 | |
| Preceded by | William Fagan |
| Succeeded by | Charles Dawson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Owen Lewis 26 September 1842 |
| Died | 5 August 1913 (aged 70) |
| Party | Home Rule League |
| Spouse |
Francis Sophia Elsegood
(m. 1866) |
He was High Sheriff of Monaghan in 1885. He died 4 August 1913 at Manresa House, Roehampton, and was buried at St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church, Mortlake.[5]
