William Keogh
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William Nicholas Keogh PC was an unpopular and controversial Irish politician and judge, whose name became a byword in Ireland for betraying one's political principles.
Caricature of William Keogh by Harry Furniss.
Effigy of Judge Keogh, published June 1872
John Sadleir
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John Sadleir was an Irish financier and politician, who became notorious as a political turncoat, and committed suicide after the failure of his financial speculations. He served as the model for seve
William Keogh
…the administration of Lord Derby, who was replaced by Lord Aberdeen. Within months of promising not to take office, Keogh (together with his colleague John Sadleir) made the decision which destroyed his reputation in his own lifetime and long after his death: he accepted office in the Aberdeen Government, becoming…
John Sadleir in about 1856