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Irish judge and politician

Sir Michael O'Loghlen, 1st Baronet (6 October 1789 – 28 September 1842) was an Irish judge and politician.

He was born at Port Ruan, Ennis, County Clare, the third son of Colman O'Loghlen and his second wife, Susannah Finucane, daughter of Dr. Michael Finucane. The O'Loghlens were descended from the princes of Corcomroe, in the Burren. He was educated in Trinity College Dublin and was called to the Irish Bar in 1811. Through sheer hard work, he gained a reputation as an outstanding pleader.

In 1817 he married Bidelia Kelly l, daughter of Daniel Kelly from Dublin. They had four sons, Colman, Hugh, Bryan and Michael and four daughters, Maria, Susan, Bidelia and Lucy.

In 1815 Sir Michael was junior counsel to Daniel O’Connell, whose friendship was of great assistance to him. In 1834 he became Solicitor-General for Ireland and was elected MP for Dungarvan from 1835 to 1837. He brought in the O'Loghlen Act for the Suppression of Drunkenness, which cleared the way for Father Mathew's temperance movement. In 1835 became Attorney-General for Ireland and was elevated to the Irish Bench as Baron of the Court of Exchequer in 1836, the first Roman Catholic to occupy a seat on the bench since 1688. He relinquished this office the following year on being appointed Master of the Rolls in Ireland. In July 1838 he was created a Baronet, of Drumcanora in Ennis.

O'Loghlen died in London. He is buried in the family vault at the old graveyard in Ruan. His mausoleum is an impressive Egyptian Revival tomb. A statue of Sir Michael O’Loghlen can be seen at the Ennis Courthouse. He was succeeded as baronet by his eldest son Colman, and on Colman's death by his younger son Bryan, Premier of Victoria.

References

"No. 19631". The London Gazette. 3 July 1838. p. 1488.
"O'Loghlen Family". Clare Library. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

External links

"Sir Michael O'Loghlen, (1789–1842)". Clare County Library.
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Michael O'Loghlen" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael O'Loghlen

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byEbenezer Jacob	Member of Parliament for Dungarvan 1835–1837	Succeeded byJohn Power
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Preceded byPhilip Cecil Crampton	Solicitor-General for Ireland 1834	Succeeded byEdward Pennefather
Preceded byEdward Pennefather	Solicitor-General for Ireland 1835	Succeeded byJohn Richards
Preceded byLouis Perrin	Attorney-General for Ireland 1835–1836	Succeeded byJohn Richards
Preceded byWilliam MacMahon	Master of the Rolls in Ireland 1837–1842	Succeeded byFrancis Blackburne
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New title	Baronet (of Drumcanora) 1838–1842	Succeeded byColman Michael O'Loghlen

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