Michael D. Hassard

Michael Dobbyn Hassard (1817 – 7 April 1869)^[1] was an Irish Conservative Party politician from County Waterford.

He was educated at Trinity College Dublin, where graduated with a gold medal (the university's award for an outstanding student), and became a lawyer.^[2] In 1846 he married his cousin Anne Hassard, the daughter of Sir Francis John Hassard.^[3] They lived at Glenville, County Waterford,^[4] and had 2 sons: William and Richard.^[3]

He was elected at the 1857 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Waterford City,^[5][6] and was re-elected in 1859.^[4][6] In each session, he acted as Chair of Committees.^[2]

He stood down from the House of Commons at the 1865 general election, and became a member of the House of Commons Court of Referees,^[2] which considers whether a petitioner is entitled to make a challenge against a Private Bill.

Hassard died aged 51 on 7 April 1869, at his home in Glenville, after being ill with a fever for three weeks.^[2]