Robert Keating was an Irish politician from CashelinCounty Tipperary.[1][2]
He was elected at the 1847 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for County Waterford,[3] as a Repeal Association candidate.[4] The Times newspaper of London reported that at the time of his election he was employed by the Board of Works a rate of 7s/6d per day, claiming that this proved "beyond a shadow of a doubt" that he was unqualified to be an MP.[5]
He did not defend the seat at the 1852 general election, but stood instead as an Irish Whig Party candidate in Waterford City. He won that seat,[1] and held it until 1857, when he did not stand again.[4]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for County Waterford 1847 – 1852 With: Nicholas Mahon Power |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Waterford City 1852 – 1857 With: Thomas Meagher |
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