John
Lanigan
MP
Born in Ireland
Son of Stephen Lanigan
and Annie McMahon (Sweeney) Lanigan
Brother of
Martin Lanigan
Husband of
Frances Mary Ann (O'Keeffe) Lanigan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 64
in Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland
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Biography
John Lanigan (1800-1868) of Glenaguile, Nenagh, county Tipperary, Member of Parliament, married Frances daughter of Charles O'Keeffe of Richmond, county Tipperary and granddaughter of Cornelius O'Keeffe Member of Parliament.
John was the son of Stephen Lanigan and he became a barrister. His eldest son Stephen Martin Lanigan assumed the additional name of O'Keeffe in 1895. In the mid 19th century members of the Lanigan family held land in the parishes of Newtownlennon and Kilvemnon, barony of Slievardagh, Aghnameadle and Latteragh, barony of Upper Ormond and Templemore, barony of Ikerrin, county Tipperary.
In the 1870s Stephen M. Lanigan of Glenaguill owned 1,639 acres in county Tipperary. There is no substanial house marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map for the townland of Glenaguile in the parishes of Aghnameadle and Latteragh. John Lanigan held the townland from the Honourable Mrs Otway Cave at the time of Griffith's Valuation. No house in the townland was rated at £3 or more for valuation purposes. [1]
Member of Parliament of Glenguile , County Tipperary
Cashel is a former United Kingdom parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801. [2][3]
- John Lanigan Elected May 6 1859 Liberal for Cashel, Tipperary [4]
- Member of Parliament (Westminster) 1857-1865.
- Friend and advisor of Daniel O'Connell.
- Grand Juror.
- Magistrate.
- Builder of Lanigan's Folly nr.Borrisoleigh ,Templemore.
- Lived in Glenaguile House.
- Tipperary County Directory 1862
- Lanigan, John, M.P., Richmond, Templemore; Reform Club, London, S.W.
Burial
- Burial: Glassnevan.(in O'Connell Circel), Dublin
Sources
- ↑ Landed Estates: https://landedestates.ie/estate/3235
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashel_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipperary_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1859_United_Kingdom_general_election
- WikiTree profile Lanigan-25 created through the import of Charles O'Keeffe.ged on Oct 13, 2012 by Frances Halliday.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~6.25%
Frances (Callow) Halliday
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