Thomas William Goff

Thomas William Goff (c.1829 – 3 June 1876)[1][2] was an Irish Conservative politician.[3]

Thomas William Goff
Member of Parliament
for Roscommon
In office
16 May 1859  5 March 1860
Serving with Fitzstephen French
Preceded byFitzstephen French
Oliver Dowell John Grace
Succeeded byFitzstephen French
Charles Owen O'Conor
Personal details
Bornc.1829
Died3 June 1876
NationalityIrish
Political partyConservative

Goff married Dorothea FitzClarence, daughter of Lord Augustus FitzClarence—an illegitimate son of William IV of the United Kingdom—and Sarah Elizabeth Catharine Gordon, in 1863.[2]

Goff was elected Conservative MP for Roscommon at the 1859 general election but, on petition, was unseated in March the next year on the grounds of treating.[3][4]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (10 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "R"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. Lundy, Darryl (11 June 2008). "Thomas William Goff". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 310. ISBN 978-0901714121.
  4. "House of Commons". The Scotsman. 6 March 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 8 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Fitzstephen French
Oliver Dowell John Grace
Member of Parliament for Roscommon
1859–1860
With: Fitzstephen French
Succeeded by
Fitzstephen French
Charles Owen O'Conor


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