Bernard Collery
Bernard Collery (1838 – 5 July 1907)[1] was an Irish businessman and politician.
He was a member of Sligo Borough Council and Mayor of the city from 1882 to 1884.[2] In 1882, he presented the city with a Mayor's chain of office, which is still used today.[3]
In 1891 he was nominated as candidate of the Anti-Parnellite faction of the Irish Parliamentary Party in a by-election in North Sligo. He won by a substantial majority over the Parnellite candidate,[4] and remained as member for North Sligo until resigning in late January 1900.[5]
Endnotes
- Leigh Rayment's House of Commons page Archived 8 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Sligo Borough Council, Mayors of the Borough
- Sligo Borough Council, History of the Borough: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- The Times, 4 April 1891
- The Times, 30 January 1900
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Bernard Collery
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| Preceded by Peter McDonald |
Member of Parliament for North Sligo 1891 – 1900 |
Succeeded by John O'Dowd |
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