John Maguire

Who was John Maguire?

John Francis Maguire was an Irish politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Dungarvan in 1852. He was subsequently an MP for Cork City, serving between 1865 and his death in 1872.

John Francis Maguire was an Irish writer and politician born in Cork, Ireland in 1815 to a merchant and was never a wealthy man, but sat as a member for Dungarvan from 1852 until 1865 and then for Cork from 1865 until his death in 1872. He wrote for his Newspaper, the Cork Examiner and wrote several books, including Irish in America in 1867. He actively supported the Liberal Party’s legislation on the disestablishment of the Church as well as the land question. Then in 1870, John Maguire joined the Home Rule party for Ireland, who wanted nothing more than to be able to govern their own instead of being governed by England. He cared about his fellow countrymen and the issues that they faced, and enjoyed writing his Newspaper and books. He was not interested in being a man of wealth or affluence and just wanted to do what he felt was right for his people and be a voice for them.