James Daly (died 1769)

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James Daly (c. 1716 – 1769) was an Irish Member of Parliament.

In 1741 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Athenry, and then in 1768 for the borough of Galway.

He was son of Denis Daly of Carrownakelly, County Galway, and grandson of Denis Daly, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland). He was married firstly to Bridget, daughter of Francis Bermingham, 14th Baron Athenry and Lady Mary Nugent, and secondly to Catherine, daughter of Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Baronet and his second wife Elizabeth Ashe. His children by his second wife included St George Daly, later a judge, and the politician Denis Daly, father of James Daly, 1st Baron Dunsandle and Clanconal.

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  • Ball, F. Elrington "The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921" London John Murray 1926