Frederick William Mullins, known after 1841 as Frederick William De Moleyns (29 June 1804 – 17 March 1854), was an Irish politician in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kerry from 1831 to 1837, as a Whig, later termed Liberal.[1]
Mullins was a follower of Daniel O'Connell, who became his mentor and co-member for the County Kerry seat when Mullins was returned unopposed at a by-election in 1831. He was returned again in the General Election of 1832, but lost his seat in 1837 when voters criticized his increasing absenteeism from the constituency.[1]
After Parliament
In 1839 he was prosecuted at the Bail Court over offences relating to a bill of exchange.[1]
In 1841, at the insistence of his cousin the 3rd Baron Ventry, he assumed the surname De Moleyns in lieu of his patronymic. The same year he obtained a patent "for the production of electricity and its application for illumination and motion".[1]
In 1854, he was prosecuted at the City of London Police Court for forging a signature to a power of attorney with intent to defraud the Bank of England of £1,500. He protested his innocence but lacking funds to defend himself he was committed to Newgate Prison where he died suddenly, a week later, at the age of 49.[1]
His personal estate, then worth £750, was insufficient when his will was finally probated in 1891. His heir, a nephew, refused to inherit because he did not want to accept the conditions of changing his own surname to De Moleyns and living for one in every four years in County Kerry. Under the will the money passed to University College, London for purpose of endowing a professorship in electrical science. The funds were insufficient so instead a trust fund, called the De Moleyns Fund, was set up in his memory by the University for the purpose of purchasing electrical equipment.[1]
References
^ abcdefg[1] History of Parliament article by Stephen Farrell.
External links
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Mullins
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frederick, mullins, frederick, william, mullins, known, after, 1841, frederick, william, moleyns, june, 1804, march, 1854, irish, politician, parliament, united, kingdom, member, parliament, kerry, from, 1831, 1837, whig, later, termed, liberal, mullins, frede. Frederick William Mullins known after 1841 as Frederick William De Moleyns 29 June 1804 17 March 1854 was an Irish politician in the Parliament of the United Kingdom He was a Member of Parliament MP for Kerry from 1831 to 1837 as a Whig later termed Liberal 1 Mullins was the son of the Hon Frederick Ferriter Mullins a Church of Ireland clergyman who was Rector of Killiney County Kerry and the son of Thomas Mullins 1st Baron Ventry Frederick William was educated at Trinity College Dublin and trained as a barrister Besides radical politics he was also an interested follower of science 1 Contents 1 Parliament 2 After Parliament 3 References 4 External linksParliament EditMullins was a follower of Daniel O Connell who became his mentor and co member for the County Kerry seat when Mullins was returned unopposed at a by election in 1831 He was returned again in the General Election of 1832 but lost his seat in 1837 when voters criticized his increasing absenteeism from the constituency 1 After Parliament EditIn 1839 he was prosecuted at the Bail Court over offences relating to a bill of exchange 1 In 1841 at the insistence of his cousin the 3rd Baron Ventry he assumed the surname De Moleyns in lieu of his patronymic The same year he obtained a patent for the production of electricity and its application for illumination and motion 1 In 1854 he was prosecuted at the City of London Police Court for forging a signature to a power of attorney with intent to defraud the Bank of England of 1 500 He protested his innocence but lacking funds to defend himself he was committed to Newgate Prison where he died suddenly a week later at the age of 49 1 His personal estate then worth 750 was insufficient when his will was finally probated in 1891 His heir a nephew refused to inherit because he did not want to accept the conditions of changing his own surname to De Moleyns and living for one in every four years in County Kerry Under the will the money passed to University College London for purpose of endowing a professorship in electrical science The funds were insufficient so instead a trust fund called the De Moleyns Fund was set up in his memory by the University for the purpose of purchasing electrical equipment 1 References Edit a b c d e f g 1 History of Parliament article by Stephen Farrell Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Frederick MullinsParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byMaurice FitzGeraldWilliam Browne Member of Parliament for Kerry1831 1837 With Daniel O Connell 1831 1832Charles O Connell 1832 1835Morgan John O Connell 1835 1852 Succeeded byMorgan John O ConnellArthur Blennerhassett This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for a constituency in Ireland between 1801 and 1922 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Mullins amp oldid 1086020843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
