Sir Ralph Fetherston, 1st Baronet

Sir Ralph Fetherston, 1st Baronet (died May 1780) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Fetherstone represented Longford County in the Irish House of Commons from 1765 to 1768. Between 1768 and his death in 1780 he represented St Johnstown.[1] On 4 August 1776 he was created a baronet, of Ardagh in the Baronetage of Ireland. On his death his title passed to his son, Thomas Fetherston.

References

  1. E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.87 (Retrieved 4 April 2020).
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by
Robert Harman
John Gore
Member of Parliament for Longford County
1765-1768
With: Hon. Edward Pakenham (1765-1766)
Wentworth Parsons (1766-1768)
Succeeded by
Henry Gore
Hon. Robert Pakenham
Preceded by
George Forbes
Charles Newcomen
Member of Parliament for St Johnstown
1768-1780
With: Charles Newcomen (1768-1773)
Robert Jephson (1773-1776)
Hon. John Vaughan (1776-1780)
Succeeded by
Sackville Hamilton
Hon. John Vaughan
Baronetage of Ireland
New creation Baronet
(of Ardagh)
1776–1780
Succeeded by
Thomas Fetherston
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