David Robert Ross

David Robert Ross (1797 – 27 July 1851)[1] was an Irish Whig politician and army officer.[2][3]

David Robert Ross
Member of Parliament
for Belfast
In office
19 August 1842 – 9 August 1847
Serving with John Chichester (1845–1847)
James Emerson Tennent (1842–1845)
Preceded byWilliam Gillilan Johnson
James Emerson Tennent
Succeeded byRobert James Tennent
John Chichester
Personal details
Born1797
Died27 July 1851(1851-07-27) (aged 53–54)
NationalityIrish
Political partyWhig

After unsuccessfully contesting the constituency at the 1841 general election, he was elected Whig MP for Belfast at a by-election in 1842—caused by the previous poll being declared void—and held the seat until 1847 when he did not seek re-election.[3][4]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Belfast Election". Sussex Advertiser. 23 August 1842. p. 1. Retrieved 19 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Gillilan Johnson
James Emerson Tennent		 Member of Parliament for Belfast
1842–1847
With: James Emerson Tennent (1842–1845)
John Chichester (1845–1847)		 Succeeded by
Robert James Tennent
John Chichester


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