Richard Joseph Devereux

Richard Joseph Devereux (1829–1883)^[1] was an Irish Liberal politician.

Richard Joseph Devereux
Member of Parliament for Wexford Borough
In office 17 July 1865 – 26 April 1872
Preceded by	John Edward Redmond
Succeeded by	William Archer Redmond
Personal details
Born	1829
Died	1883 (aged 53–54)
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Liberal
Relatives	John Thomas Devereux (brother)

Devereux was elected MP as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wexford Borough—a seat his brother John Thomas Devereux held between 1847 and 1859—in the 1865 general election and held the seat until he resigned in 1872.^[2][3][4]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
2. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
3. Lane, Fintan, ed. (2009). Politics, Society and the Middle Class in Modern Ireland (Illustrated ed.). Springer Publishing. p. 163. ISBN 9780230273917.
4. Comerford, Patrick (1 November 2016). "Finding the relics of saints in churches, but who was the boy in Wexford Friary?". Patrick Comerford. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Richard Devereux

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Edward Redmond	Member of Parliament for Wexford Borough 1865 – 1872	Succeeded by William Archer Redmond