Background
He was born at Port Ruan, Ennis, County Clare, the third son of Colman O'Loghlen and his second wife, Susannah Finucane. The O’Loghlens were descended from the princes of Corcomroe, in the Burren.
politician Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
He was born at Port Ruan, Ennis, County Clare, the third son of Colman O'Loghlen and his second wife, Susannah Finucane. The O’Loghlens were descended from the princes of Corcomroe, in the Burren.
He was educated in Trinity College, Dublin and was called to the Irish Bar in 1811.
Through sheer hard work he gained a reputation as an outstanding pleader. In 1834 he became Solicitor-General for Ireland and was elected MP for Dungarvan from 1835-1837. He brought in the O'Loghlen Act for the Suppression of Drunkenness, which cleared the way for Fr.
Mathew’s temperance movement. In 1835 became Attorney-General for Ireland and was elevated to the Irish Bench as Baron of the Court of Exchequer (Ireland) in 1836, the first Roman Catholic to occupy a seat on the Bench since 1688. He relinquished this office the following year on being appointed Master of the Rolls in Ireland.
In July 1838 he was created a Baronet, of Drumcanora in Ennis. O'Loghlen died in London. He is buried in the family vault at the old graveyard in Ruan.
His mausoleum is an impressive Egyptian Revival tomb. A statue of Sir Michael O’Loghlen can be seen at the Ennis Courthouse.
12th United Kingdom Parliament.