Background
Patrick Keyes O'Clery was the son of John Walsh O'Clery, The O'Clery. He was born in County Limerick and educated at Trinity College Dublin.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Patrick Keyes O'Clery was the son of John Walsh O'Clery, The O'Clery. He was born in County Limerick and educated at Trinity College Dublin.
Trinity College.
For County Wexford. He was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1874. Keyes O'Clery served as an M.P. from 1874 to 1880. At the general election of 1880, although he was backed by the Catholic clergy, he was defeated by the Parnellite candidate Garrett Byrne.
During the campaign, there was a serious outbreak of violence at a meeting at Enniscorthy on Easter Sunday, 28 March 1880, in which Parnell himself was physically attacked. In the election the following month, Byrne was elected by a majority of over 2,000. In 1903, he was created a Count by Pope Leo XIII. By coincidence, Sir George Bowyer, Bt., with whom he shared the representation for Co.
Wexford, also had a number of Papal decorations. Keyes O'Clery wrote two books about Italy. He died at Twyford Abbey near Ealing.
His widow, Katherine Countess O'Clery, died aged 77 on 4 August 1919 at St. John's Villa, St. Leonards-on-Sea.
21st United Kingdom Parliament.