Background
He was born the eldest son of John and Eleanor (née Lucas) Longfield of Longueville. He was appointed High Sheriff of County Cork for 1833-1834, an office that that also been held (1829-1830) by his father.
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Richard Longfield
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Career
He sat as a Conservative in the British House of Commons for County Cork from 1835 to 1837. Having successfully petitioned against the re-election in January 1835 of the radical Repeal Member of Parliament Feargus O"Connor, on the grounds that O"Connor failed the property qualification then required of MPs, Longfield took the seat on 5 June. A relation, also named Richard Longfield (1734–1811), had sat in the Irish House of Commons for Charleville in County Cork (1761-1768), for Cork City (1776-1783 and 1790-1796), and for Baltimore, County Cork (1783-1790), before becoming the first and last holder of the titles of Baron Longueville and Viscount Longueville in the Irish peerage.
He had also been High Sheriff of the County (1758-1761).
Another relation, Mountifort Longfield, was the last to hold the Irish seat of Cork City before it ceased to exist with the Acting of Union 1800.
Membership
12th United Kingdom Parliament.
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Born
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Died
June 18, 1889 (aged 87) -
Nationality
Irish -
Political Party
Conservative