UK Elections Info

Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Born: 21 September 1812

Died: 20 April 1894

1st Baron Emly - 12 January 1874

Member of Privy Council - 1855

son of William Monsell

son of Olivia Johnson-Walsh

husband of Lady Anna Maria Charlotte Wyndham-Quin

husband of Bertha de Montigny

Winchester College (1826 - 1830)

Oriel College, Oxford (1830 - 1831)

Clerk of the Ordnance	15 January 1853	1857
President of the Board of Health	9 February 1857	24 September 1857
Paymaster General	12 March 1866	26 June 1866
Vice President of the Board of Trade	12 March 1866	26 June 1866
Postmaster-General	1871	1873

4 August 1837	Limerick City	Conservative Party	387	28.56
14 August 1847	Limerick County	Peelite	583	60.10
15 July 1852	Limerick County	Peelite	Unopposed
January 1853 Resignation of William Monsell on appointment as Clerk of the Ordnance.
12 January 1853	Limerick County	Peelite	Unopposed
9 February 1857 Resignation of William Monsell on appointment as President of the Board of Health.
17 February 1857	Limerick County	Peelite	Unopposed
4 April 1857	Limerick County	Peelite	Unopposed
16 May 1859	Limerick County	Liberal Party	4,020	89.17
19 July 1865	Limerick County	Liberal Party	Unopposed
February 1866 Resignation of Rt Hon William Monsell on appointment as Vice President of the Council for Trade.
1 March 1866	Limerick County	Liberal Party	Unopposed
18 November 1868	Limerick County	Liberal Party	Unopposed
1871 Resignation of Rt Hon William Monsell on appointment as Postmaster-General.
28 January 1871	Limerick County	Liberal Party	Unopposed