Richard Ker

Richard Ker (1822 – 18 December 1890) was a British politician.

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 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 1857 for the same seat, but did not stand in the 1859 general election.

References

  1. Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, 1871, P 729

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of the United Kingdom
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
18571859
Succeeded by
David Stewart Ker
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