Thomas Prendergast , of Ballynomarna co. Tipperary. There is a general election in 1761. In Co. Tipperary, Sir Thomas Maude declares himself a candidate and threatens to petition against another candidate, Thomas Mathew, on the grounds that Mathew is Catholic in all but name. Daniel Gahan, agent for Maude, subsequently kills Thomas Prendergast, Mathew's agent, in a duel. Mathew is elected but is declared not duly elected after a petition from Maude, who thus gains the seat. Was he postmaster general of Ireland?
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