John Rawdon

John Dawson Rawdon (1804 – 5 May 1866)[1] was an Irish Whig politician and army officer.[2][3][4][5]

John Rawdon
Member of Parliament
for Armagh City
In office
22 May 1840  9 July 1852
Preceded byWilliam Curry
Succeeded byRoss Stephenson Moore
Personal details
Born1804
Died5 May 1866(1866-05-05) (aged 61–62)
NationalityIrish
Political partyWhig

He was elected Whig MP for Armagh City at a by-election in 1840—caused by the resignation of William Curry—and held the seat until 1852 when he did not seek re-election.[4][5][6]

Rawdon also attained the army ranks of Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel and, in 1828, married Lady Dowager Cremorne.[5][6]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (23 June 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "A"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. "The Elections". Dublin Weekly Nation. 7 August 1847. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 15 September 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Irish Members Returned". Sligo Journal. 13 August 1847. p. 4. Retrieved 15 September 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 215. Retrieved 15 September 2018 via Google Books.
  5. "John Rawdon". Members of Parliament after 1832. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Curry
Member of Parliament for Armagh City
18401852
Succeeded by
Ross Stephenson Moore


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