Robert Henry Kinahan
Irish politician (1799–1861
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Robert Henry Kinahan (2 October 1799 – 29 April 1861) was an Irish wine merchant and politician, who served as Justice of the Peace, and Lord Mayor of Dublin.[1]
Robert Henry Kinahan | |
|---|---|
| Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
| In office 1853–1854 | |
| Preceded by | John D'Arcy |
| Succeeded by | Sir Edward McDonnell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1799 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 29 April 1861 (aged 61) London, England |
| Party | Irish Conservative Party |
| Spouse |
Charlotte Hudson (m. 1822) |
| Trinity College Dublin | |
Life and work
Kinahan was the son of wine merchant Daniel Kinaham and Martha (Paine).[2] He was the fourth son, with one of his elder brothers, Rev. John Kinahan served as rector of Knockbreda, County Down.[3]
He graduated M.A. at Trinity College Dublin, and served as an Alderman, Justice of the Peace, and High Sheriff (1851).[4] He held the office of Lord Mayor of Dublin between 1853 and 1854.[5][6]
On 11 December 1822, he married Charlotte Hudson in Rathfarnham.[7] Their son Edward Kinahan (1828–1892) was the first Baronet Hudson-Kinahan of Glenville, County Cork.[8] Another daughter, Frances Alicia Kinahan (1824–1909), married London surgeon Armstrong Todd.[9]
Kinahan died in London on 29 April 1861, and was buried at Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin.[10]