Bernard Collery (1838 – 5 July 1907)[1] was an Irish businessman and politician.
He was a member of Sligo Borough Council and Mayor of the city from 1882 to 1884.[2] In 1882, he presented the city with a Mayor's chain of office, which is still used today.[3]
bernard, collery, 1838, july, 1907, irish, businessman, politician, member, sligo, borough, council, mayor, city, from, 1882, 1884, 1882, presented, city, with, mayor, chain, office, which, still, used, today, 1891, nominated, candidate, anti, parnellite, iris. Bernard Collery 1838 5 July 1907 1 was an Irish businessman and politician He was a member of Sligo Borough Council and Mayor of the city from 1882 to 1884 2 In 1882 he presented the city with a Mayor s chain of office which is still used today 3 In 1891 he was nominated as candidate of the Anti Parnellite Irish National Federation faction of the Irish Parliamentary Party in a by election in North Sligo He won by a substantial majority over the Parnellite candidate 4 and remained as member for North Sligo until resigning in late January 1900 5 Endnotes edit Leigh Rayment s House of Commons page 1 usurped Sligo Borough Council Mayors of the Borough Sligo Borough Council History of the Borough History of the Borough Sligo Borough Council Archived from the original on 31 July 2013 Retrieved 17 June 2013 The Times 4 April 1891 The Times 30 January 1900External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Bernard ColleryParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byPeter McDonald Member of Parliament for North Sligo1891 1900 Succeeded byJohn O Dowd Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernard Collery amp oldid 1118232108, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
