Bernard Collery

Bernard Collery (1838 – 5 July 1907)^[1] was an Irish businessman and politician.

He was a member of Sligo Borough Council and Mayor of the city from 1882 to 1884.^[2] In 1882, he presented the city with a Mayor's chain of office, which is still used today.^[3]

In 1891 he was nominated as candidate of the Anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation faction of the Irish Parliamentary Party in a by-election in North Sligo. He won by a substantial majority over the Parnellite candidate,^[4] and remained as member for North Sligo until resigning in late January 1900.^[5]

Endnotes

^ Leigh Rayment's House of Commons page [1]^[usurped]
^ Sligo Borough Council, Mayors of the Borough
^ Sligo Borough Council, History of the Borough: "History of the Borough, Sligo Borough Council". Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
^ The Times, 4 April 1891
^ The Times, 30 January 1900

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Bernard Collery

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Peter McDonald	Member of Parliament for North Sligo 1891 – 1900	Succeeded by John O'Dowd

[1] Leigh Rayment's House of Commons page [1]^[usurped]

[2] Sligo Borough Council, Mayors of the Borough

[3] Sligo Borough Council, History of the Borough: "History of the Borough, Sligo Borough Council". Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.

[4] The Times, 4 April 1891

[5] The Times, 30 January 1900

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