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Pál Sennyey

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Pál Sennyey
Speaker of the House of Magnates
In office
9 December 1865 – 22 March 1867
Preceded byGyörgy Apponyi
Succeeded byGyörgy Majláth Jr.
In office
16 December 1884 – 3 January 1888
Preceded byLászló Szőgyény-Marich
Succeeded byMiklós Vay
Personal details
Born24 April 1822
Buda, Kingdom of Hungary
Died3 January 1888 (aged 65)
Battyán, Austria-Hungary
Political partyConservative Party, Deák Party, Right-wing Opposition
Professionpolitician

Baron Pál Sennyey de Kissennye (24 April 1822 – 3 January 1888) was a Hungarian conservative politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Magnates twice; between 1865 and 1867 and from 1884 to 1888, his death. He also functioned as chairman of the Royal Council of Governor (1865–1867), Master of the Treasury (1865–1867) and Lord Chief Justice (1884–1888).

Sennyey strongly opposed the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He participated in development of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise after 1862. He was the leader of the conservative landowners' Right-wing Opposition which left the governing Liberal Party in 1875.

References

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  • Jónás, Károly - Villám, Judit: A Magyar Országgyűlés elnökei 1848–2002. Argumentum, Budapest, 2002. pp. 197–201
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the House of Magnates
1865–1867
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the House of Magnates
1884–1888
Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge royal
1884–1888
Succeeded by