William Monsell, 1st Baron Emly
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The Right Honourable The Lord Emly PC |
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| President of the Board of Health | |
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In office 9 February 1857 – 24 September 1857 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | Hon. William Cowper |
| Succeeded by | Hon. William Cowper |
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Paymaster-General and Vice-President of the Board of Trade |
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In office 12 March 1866 – 26 June 1866 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl Russell |
| Preceded by | George Goschen |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Cave |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
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In office 10 December 1868 – 14 January 1871 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Charles Adderley |
| Succeeded by | Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen |
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In office 14 January 1871 – 18 November 1873 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Marquess of Hartington |
| Succeeded by | Lyon Playfair |
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| Born | 21 September 1812 |
| Died | 20 April 1894 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Anna Wyndham-Quin (1814–1855) (2) Bertha de Montigny Boulainvilliers (1835–1890) |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
William Monsell, 1st Baron Emly PC (21 September 1812 – 20 April 1894) was an Anglo-Irish landowner and Liberal politician. He held a number of ministerial positions between 1852 and 1873, notably as President of the Board of Health in 1857 and as Postmaster General between 1871 and 1873.
Monsell was born to William Monsell (1778–1822), of Tervoe, Clarina, County Limerick, and Olivia, daughter of Sir John Johnson-Walsh, 1st Baronet, of Ballykilcavan. He was educated at Winchester (1826–1830) and Oriel College, Oxford, but he left the university without proceeding to a degree in 1831 As his father had died in 1824, he succeeded to the family estates on coming of age and was a popular landlord, the more so as he was resident. In 1843 he helped found St Columba's College in Whitechurch, now part of Dublin.
Monsell served as the Sheriff of County Limerick in 1835. In 1847, he was elected Member of Parliament for County Limerick as a Liberal, and represented the constituency until 1874. In 1850, he became a Roman Catholic and thereafter took a prominent part in Catholic affairs, especially in Parliament. As a friend of Wiseman, Newman, Montalambert, W. G. Ward, and other eminent Catholics, he was intimately acquainted with the various interests of the Church, and his parliamentary position was often of great advantage to the Church.
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