Family and Education
b. 17 Aug. 1791, 1st s. of Edward Sheil of Bellevue, co. Waterford and Catherine, da. of John McCarthy of Spring House, co. Tipperary. educ. privately; Kensington House sch., Surr. 1802-4; Stonyhurst 1804; Trinity, Dublin 1807; King’s Inns 1809; L. Inn 1811, called [I] 1814. m. (1) 1816, Miss O’Halloran (d. Jan. 1822), niece of Sir William McMahon, master of the rolls [I], 1s. d.v.p.; (2) 20 July 1830, Anastasia, da. and coh. of John Lalor of Cranagh and Long Orchard, wid. of Edmund Power of Gurteen, Clonmel, co. Tipperary, s.p. Took name of Lalor before Sheil 1830. d. 25 May 1851.
Offices Held

KC [I] 1830; commr. Greenwich Hosp. 1838 – 39; vice-pres. bd. of trade Aug. 1839 – June 1841; PC 29 Aug. 1839; judge adv.-gen. June-Sept 1841; master of mint July 1846 – Nov. 1850; minister plenip. to Tuscany 1850 – d.

Main residence: Long Orchard, co. Tipperary, [I].
Notes

W. Torrens MacCullagh, Mems. of Sheil (1855).

Author
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Web Title

SHEIL, Richard Lalor (1791-1851)

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Oxford 1644
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Religion