Claim: Francis Macdonogh(1806 – 18 April 1882) was an Irish politician and barrister who served as  counsel to Inland Revenue for Ireland, Justice of the Peace for County Armagh, County Kilkenny and County Sligo and as Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Evidence: Francis Macdonogh QC (1806 – 18 April 1882) was an Irish politician and barrister. Macdonogh was admitted to the bar in 1829, and made a member of the Queen's Counsel in 1842, later becoming counsel to Inland Revenue for Ireland for 1858 to 1859. He was also a Justice of the Peace for County Armagh, County Kilkenny and County Sligo. He was later elected as th Member of Parliament (MP) for Sligo Borough at a by-election in 1860 – caused by Arthur John Wayne's resignation – and held the seat until 1868 when he was defeated. In the United Kingdom, a Member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.