David Robert Ross
David Robert Ross | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Belfast | |
| In office 19 August 1842 – 9 August 1847 | |
| Preceded by | William Gillilan Johnson James Emerson Tennent |
| Succeeded by | Robert James Tennent John Chichester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1797 |
| Died | 27 July 1851 (aged 53–54) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Whig |
David Robert Ross (1797 – 27 July 1851)[1] was an Irish Whig politician and army officer.[2][3]
After unsuccessfully contesting the constituency at the 1841 general election, he was elected Whig MP for Belfast at a —caused by the previous poll being declared void—and held the seat until 1847 when he did not seek re-election.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "A"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ "Belfast Election". Sussex Advertiser. 23 August 1842. p. 1. Retrieved 19 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 216. Retrieved 19 August 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr David Ross
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