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

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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

## External links

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* 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