Richard Jackson (Coleraine MP)
For other people named Richard Jackson, see Richard Jackson (disambiguation).
Richard Jackson (c. 1729 – 23 October 1789)[1] was an Irish politician.
He sat in the House of Commons of Ireland from 1751 to 1789, as one the two members for the borough of Coleraine.[2]
He was twice elected for another borough — Lisburn in 1776 and Randalstown in 1783 — but in each case was also re-elected for Coleraine, and chose to sit for Coleraine.[2]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons( ) cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
- 1 2 "Biographies of Members of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800: Jackson, Richard". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by Henry Carey Thomas Jackson |
Member of Parliament for Coleraine 1751 – 1789 With: Henry Carey to 1757 Hamilton Gorges 1757–61 Lord La Poer 1761–63 George Paul Monck 1763–68 John Beresford 1768 Theophilus Jones 1768–76 Hon. Richard Annesley 1776–83 John Beresford 1783 Arthur Wolfe 1783 |
Succeeded by George Jackson John Beresford |
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