Matthew Corbally | |
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| Member of Parliament forMeath | |
| In office 10 June 1842 – 25 November 1870 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel O'Connell Henry Grattan |
| Succeeded by | Edward McEvoy John Martin |
| In office 4 February 1840 – 9 July 1841 Serving with Henry Grattan | |
| Preceded by | Morgan O'Connell Henry Grattan |
| Succeeded by | Daniel O'Connell Henry Grattan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1797 |
| Died | 25 November 1870(1870-11-25) (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Saint Colmcille's Church,Skryne,County Meath |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Independent Irish(1852–1859) Whig(before 1852) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Mary Margaret Stourton, Baroness Stourton |
| Parent(s) | Elias Corbally, Mary Keogh |
| Residence(s) | Corbalton Hall,County Meath |
Matthew Elias Corbally (April 1797 – 25 November 1870)[1][2][3][4] was anIrishLiberal,Whig andIndependent Irish Party politician.[5]
Corbally was the son of Elias Corbally and Mary née Keogh.[2][3] He married Matilda Margaret Preston, daughter ofJenico Preston, 12th Viscount Gormanston (1775–1860) and Margaret Southwell, in 1842.[3][4] They had one child, Mary Margaret Corbally (1845–1925), who marriedAlfred Stourton, Baron Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton and had ten children. They lived at Corbalton Hall inCounty Meath.[6] Corbally and his wife are buried in a sealed vault at Saint Colmcille's Church,Skryne.[7]
He was educated by Rev. Richard Norris in Drogheda, and then atTrinity College Dublin.[8]
Corbally was first elected unopposed as a Whig-Radical MP forMeath ata by-election in 1840[9] but he did not stand for re-election at the nextgeneral election in 1841. WhenDaniel O'Connell was elected for both Meath andCounty Cork aby-election was called at which Corbally was again elected as a Whig unopposed.[5][10] He then held the seat for the remainder of his life in 1870, joining the Independent Irish Party shortly after thegeneral election in 1852 and joining the Liberal Party when it was formed in 1859.[11] He was a supporter of the abolition of tithes, reform of corporations, and reform of the ballot, and was opposed to privileges being given to theBank of Ireland.[4]
Corbally was also aJustice of the Peace and, in 1838, he wasHigh Sheriff of Meath.[3] He was also a captain in theRoyal Meath Regiment.[4]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forMeath 1842 – 1870 With:Edward McEvoy(1855–1871) Frederick Lucas(1852–1855) Henry Grattan(1842–1852) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forMeath 1840 –1841 With:Henry Grattan | Succeeded by |