John Sadleir

Mr John Sadleir

Born:: c. 1 January 1813
Died:: 17 February 1856
Birth place:: Shrone Hill, County Tipperary, Ireland
Gender:: Male
Ethnicity:: Unknown
Ethnic minority:: No
Religion:: Roman Catholic
Aristocratic connections:: false
Formative occupation:: Solicitor
Election occupation:: Company director (finance/investment)
Parentage:: Clement William Sadleir of Shrone Hill, County Tipperary
Notes:: Committed suicide in 1856 (by poisoning, on Hampstead Heath, London) after discovery of fradulent share transactions. Stenton gives year of birth as 1814. See James O'Shea, Prince of Swindlers: John Sadleir M.P. 1813-1856 (n.p.: Geography Publications, 1991), ISBN 0906602564.
Knighthood/Dame:: False
Highest Office:: Non Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:: 1
Education level:: Secondary

Party:	Liberal
Year of election:	1853
Date of election:	8 July 1853
Nature of election:	By-election
Nature of service:	Re-entry
Year of exit:	1856
Date of exit:	17 February 1856
Party:	Liberal
Nature of exit:	Death
Sponsorship:	None known
Constituency connection:	Regional
Notes:	Exit resulted in by election. Elected as a result of a by election.

Party:	Liberal
Year of election:	1847
Date of election:	29 July 1847
Nature of election:	General Election
Nature of service:	First entry
Year of exit:	1853
Date of exit:	20 January 1853
Party:	Liberal
Nature of exit:	Dissolution
Sponsorship:	None known
Constituency connection:	Regional
Notes:	Resigned after appointment as Commissioner of the Treasury, but defeated in subsequent by-election. Exit resulted in by election.