Edmund Gerald Dease (6 September 1829 – 17 July 1904)[1] was an Irish Home Rule League and Liberal politician.

Edmund Dease
Member of Parliament
for Queen's County
In office
4 January 1870 (1870-01-04) – 8 April 1880 (1880-04-08)
Serving with Kenelm Thomas Digby
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born(1829-09-06)6 September 1829
Died17 July 1904(1904-07-17) (aged 74)
NationalityIrish
Political partyHome Rule
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (until 1874)
Spouse
(m. 1859)
Children
  • Teresa Mary
  • Mary
  • Charlotte
  • Edmund James
  • Louis George
Parents
  • Gerald Dease
  • Elizabeth O'Callaghan
Residence(s)Rath House, Ballybrittas, Laois
Alma materQueen's University of Ireland

He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Queen's County at a by-election in 1870 as a Liberal candidate, and won the seat again in 1874 as a Home Rule candidate. He then held the seat until he stood down in 1880.[2]

Dease was educated at Queen's University of Ireland where he achieved a Master of Arts. Throughout his life, he was also a Deputy Lieutenant, Justice of the Peace, Commissioner of National Education, and member of the senate at Royal University of Ireland. His daughter was the Irish language prayer collector Charlotte Dease.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Q"
  2. ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 978-0-901714-12-1.
  3. ^ "Edmund Gerald Dease". The Peerage. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Queen's County
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With: Kenelm Thomas Digby
Succeeded by