John Mulholland, 1st Baron Dunleath


John Mulholland, 1st Baron Dunleath was an Irish businessman and Conservative Member of Parliament.

Early life

Dunleath was born the son of Elizabeth MacDonnell and Lord Mayor of Belfast Andrew Mulholland of Ballywalter Park in County Down.

Career

He was involved in the Mulholland family cotton and linen industry and also represented Downpatrick in the British House of Commons from 1874 to 1885.
In 1892, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Dunleath, of Ballywalter in the County of Down.

Personal life

In 1851, Lord Dunleath was married to Frances Louisa Lyle, daughter of Hugh Lyle and Harriet Cromie of Knocktarna in County Londonderry. Together, they were the parents of:
He died in December 1895, aged 75, and was succeeded in the barony by his second son Henry. Lady Dunleath died in 1909.