He was the son of Mary Frances (née Forde-Leathley) and Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh who also served as MP for Carlow. His paternal grandmother Lady Harriet Kavanagh is thought to be the first Irish woman to travel in Egypt and insisted on his father, who was born with vestigial limbs, being raised to have the same opportunities as any other child.[3]
He served as Chairman of Carlow County Council (1907–1918) but was replaced as chairman because of his support for Irish conscription. Kavanagh had been a member of the Reform Association who advocated a limited devolution for Ireland. He supported the more independent Nationalist Party and Home Rule.
He married Helen Louisa Howard, daughter of Colonel John Stanley Howard, on 1 February 1887 and had two sons, including Arthur, born 12 January 1888, and Dermot, born 9 January 1890, the latter an officer in the British Army. He died on 18 July 1922 aged 66 and is buried in Ballicopagan Cemetery.[4]
^ ab"KAVANAGH, Rt. Hon. Walter MacMurrough". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
^Finn, Clodagh (17 December 2022). "Clodagh Finn: The Irish mummy who went to Egypt in 1846 – with three children in tow". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^"Ballicopagan Cemetery - Headstone Inscriptions". Retrieved 12 October 2013.
Members and Messengers - Carlow's 20th century parliamentarians by John O'Donovan
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walter, macmurrough, kavanagh, january, 1856, july, 1922, member, parliament, represented, county, carlow, from, 1908, 1910, mary, frances, née, forde, leathley, arthur, macmurrough, kavanagh, also, served, carlow, paternal, grandmother, lady, harriet, kavanag. The Rt Hon Walter MacMurrough Kavanagh PC 14 January 1856 18 July 1922 1 2 was a Member of Parliament MP who represented County Carlow from 1908 to 1910 He was the son of Mary Frances nee Forde Leathley and Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh who also served as MP for Carlow His paternal grandmother Lady Harriet Kavanagh is thought to be the first Irish woman to travel in Egypt and insisted on his father who was born with vestigial limbs being raised to have the same opportunities as any other child 3 He was educated at Eton and Christ Church Oxford He went on to hold a commission in the 5th Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles before leaving the Army to concentrate on the management of his estate at Borris House in County Carlow 2 He was appointed High Sheriff of Carlow in 1884 and High Sheriff of Wexford in 1893 His candidature for the by election caused by the death of John Hammond was endorsed by Dr Patrick Foley Lord Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin and former President of Carlow College due to Kavanagh s support for a Catholic University of Ireland He served as Chairman of Carlow County Council 1907 1918 but was replaced as chairman because of his support for Irish conscription Kavanagh had been a member of the Reform Association who advocated a limited devolution for Ireland He supported the more independent Nationalist Party and Home Rule He married Helen Louisa Howard daughter of Colonel John Stanley Howard on 1 February 1887 and had two sons including Arthur born 12 January 1888 and Dermot born 9 January 1890 the latter an officer in the British Army He died on 18 July 1922 aged 66 and is buried in Ballicopagan Cemetery 4 References edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with C part 2 a b KAVANAGH Rt Hon Walter MacMurrough Who Was Who A amp C Black 1920 2008 Retrieved 2 April 2011 Finn Clodagh 17 December 2022 Clodagh Finn The Irish mummy who went to Egypt in 1846 with three children in tow Irish Examiner Retrieved 17 December 2022 Ballicopagan Cemetery Headstone Inscriptions Retrieved 12 October 2013 Members and Messengers Carlow s 20th century parliamentarians by John O DonovanExternal links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Walter MacMurrough KavanaghParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byJohn Hammond Member of Parliament for County Carlow1908 January 1910 Succeeded byMichael Molloy nbsp 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 Walter MacMurrough Kavanagh amp oldid 1189266555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
