The Lord Dunleath | |
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| Member of Parliament forDownpatrick | |
| In office 1874–1885 | |
| Preceded by | William Keown |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Mulholland (1819-12-16)16 December 1819 |
| Died | 11 December 1895(1895-12-11) (aged 75) |
| Political party | Conservative |
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| Relations |
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| Children | 5 |
| Parent | Andrew Mulholland |
John Mulholland, 1st Baron DunleathDL (16 December 1819 – 11 December 1895) was anIrish businessman andConservativeMember of Parliament.
Dunleath was born the son of Elizabeth MacDonnell (a daughter of Thomas MacDonnell of Belfast) andAndrew Mulholland, a futureMayor of Belfast, ofBallywalter Park inCounty Down.[1]
He was involved in the Mulholland family cotton and linen industry and also representedDownpatrick in theBritish House of Commons from 1874 to 1885.
In 1892, he was raised to the peerage asBaron Dunleath, of Ballywalter in the County of Down.[1]
"Aside from linen and politics, the 1st Lord Dunleath's other great interest was sailing." according to the Introduction to the Dunleith Papers[2] held at thePublic Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI).
The 77ft schoonerEgeria was built for him in 1865 by Wanhill's Yard ofHamworthy, raced successfully for many years, and was retained and sailed by his son,Henry.[3]
In 1866 he became Vice-Commodore of theRoyal Ulster Yacht Club.[4]
In 1851, Lord Dunleath was married to Frances Louisa Lyle (d. 1909), daughter of Hugh Lyle and Harriet Cromie (a daughter of John Cromie) of Knocktarna inCounty Londonderry.[1] Together, they were the parents of:[5]
He died in December 1895, aged 75, and was succeeded in the barony by his second sonHenry. Lady Dunleath died in 1909.[5]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Downpatrick 1874–1885 | Constituency abolished |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New title | Baron Dunleath 1892–1895 | Succeeded by |