John Alexander (MP)
John Alexander | |
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Member of Parliament for Carlow Borough | |
In office 20 January 1853 – 6 May 1859 | |
Preceded by | John Sadleir |
Succeeded by | John Dalberg-Acton |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 July 1802 |
Died | October 1885 (aged 83) |
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Conservative |
John Alexander (26 July 1802 – October 1885)[1][2] was an Irish Conservative politician.
Alexander was the son of his namesake, John Alexander, and Christian née Izod. In 1848, he married Esther Brinkley, daughter of Matthew Brinkley, and they had six children: John Alexander (born 1850); William Cranstoun Alexander (born 1851); Lorenzo Alexander (1853–1942); Charles Henry Alexander (born 1856); George Alexander (1858–1930); and Harriet Lucia Alexander.[2]
After holding the office of High Sheriff of Carlow in 1824, Alexander was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Carlow Borough at a , defeating John Sadleir who had been required to stand in a by-election after he was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1859 general election.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Rayment, Leigh (4 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "C"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Lundy, Darryl (29 August 2018). "John Alexander". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 255. ISBN 0901714127.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr John Alexander
- 1802 births
- 1885 deaths
- High Sheriffs of Carlow
- Irish Conservative Party MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Carlow constituencies (1801–1922)
- UK MPs 1852–1857
- Conservative MP (UK), 1800s birth stubs
- Irish (UK) MP stubs