William Odel was born in 1752, the eldest son of Captain John Odel of Fort William House[1] Bealdurogy, County Limerick and his third wife, Jane Baylee of Lough Gur, County Limerick.
James Finucane, Catholic priest and substantial landowner, of Kilfarboy, County Clare.
In 1817 with John Maxwell-Barry he became the first Irish Commissioners of the Treasury after that office was merged with Lord High Treasurer of Ireland.
[8] Throughout his political career Odell was supported by the Lords Clare who acted as his patron as he had little means of his own.
[citation needed] In 1818 the year he lost his seat Odell married Anna Maria Finucane, a Catholic, and this did not endear him to the Establishment.
He was unable to pay his debts and as a result he was confined to Marshalsea debtors' prison where he remained for 12 years until his death in 1831.