Richard Ker
Richard Ker (1822 – 18 December 1890) was a British politician from Ireland.
He was a son of David Ker, MP for Athlone 1820-1826 and Downpatrick 1835-1841, and Selina Sarah, daughter of the first Marquess of Londonderry, and the younger brother of David Stewart Ker, the Member of Parliament for Downpatrick, 1841-1847 and 1859-1867 and one of the Members of Parliament for County Down, 1852-1857 [1]
He was elected as a Peelite Conservative Member of Parliament for Downpatrick in 1847, resigning through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 1 August 1851. He was again elected in an 1857 by-election for the same seat, but did not stand in the 1859 general election.
References
- ↑ Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, 1871, P 729
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by David Stewart Ker |
Member of Parliament for Downpatrick 1847–1851 |
Succeeded by Charles Hardinge |
| Preceded by Charles Hardinge |
Member of Parliament for Downpatrick 1857–1859 |
Succeeded by David Stewart Ker |
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