George Gavin

{{Short description|Irish politician}}

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{{Use Irish English|date=December 2021}}

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|honorific-prefix =

|name = George Gavin

|honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MP}}

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|office = Member of Parliament
for Limerick City

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|term_start = 5 May 1859

|term_end = 9 February 1874

|predecessor = James Spaight
Francis William Russell

|alongside = Isaac Butt (1871–1874)
Francis William Russell (1859–1871)

|successor = Isaac Butt
Richard O'Shaughnessy

|term_start2 = 15 February 1858

|term_end2 = 10 May 1858

|predecessor2 = James O'Brien
Francis William Russell

|alongside2 = Francis William Russell

|successor2 = James Spaight
Francis William Russell

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|birth_date = 1810

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|death_date = {{death date and given age|df=yes|1880|10|23|70}}

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|nationality = Irish

|party = Liberal

|otherparty = Independent Irish

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Major George Gavin (1810 – 23 October 1880){{Rayment-hc|l|3|date=February 2018}} was an Irish Independent Irish Party{{cite news|title=Gavin and Ball|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001311/18580224/056/0004|accessdate=25 February 2018|work=Kilkenny Journal, and Leinster Commercial and Literary Advertiser|location=County Kilkenny, Ireland|date=24 January 1858|page=4|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }} and Liberal politician.

Gavin was first elected MP as an Independent Irish representative for Limerick City at a by-election in February 1858 but was unseated under three months later due to bribery through his agent.{{cite news|title=Limerick Election|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001285/18580515/067/0004|accessdate=25 February 2018|work=Westmeath Independent|date=15 May 1858|location=County Westmeath, Ireland|page=4|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

He was re-elected for the seat as Liberal representative in 1859 and held the seat until he stood down in 1874.{{cite book|editor1-last=Walker|editor1-first=B.M.|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922|date=1978|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|location=Dublin|isbn=0901714127}}

He served as High Sheriff of Limerick City in 1857.{{fact|date=December 2021}}