In Reply to: Re: Another Castlebar connection to Waterloo posted by Lee on June 23, 2015 at 16:48:46:
Wellington was a family friend of the Binghams, patrons of Castlebar. The Binghams indirectly dictated who became members of the Corporation and they would have bestowed membership on him to honour him and to link themselves and their seat in Castlebar to Wellington's military and political success.
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