Sir James Spaight (1818 – 21 January 1892)[1][2][3] was an Irish Conservative politician.
[4] At some point, he was also a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for County Tipperary.
[7] Spaight was also an active freemason, serving as Provincial Grand Master of North Munster.
[8] Spaight was also a keen sailor, being made Commodore of Lough Derg Yacht Club from 1846.
Spaight had taken took a party of friends out on Lough Derg on Friday and returned back to Derry Castle at 10 o'clock.