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John Alexander (MP)

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John Alexander
Member of Parliament
for Carlow
In office
20 January 1853 – 6 May 1859
Preceded byJohn Sadleir
Succeeded byJohn Dalberg-Acton
Personal details
Born26 July 1802
DiedOctober 1885 (aged 83)
NationalityIrish
Political partyConservative

John Alexander (26 July 1802 – October 1885)[1][2] was an Irish Conservative politician.

Alexander was the son of his namesake, John Alexander, and Christian née Izod. In 1848, he married Esther Brinkley, daughter of Matthew Brinkley; the couple had six children: John Alexander (born 1850); William Cranstoun Alexander (born 1851); Lorenzo Alexander (1853–1942); Charles Henry Alexander (born 1856); George Alexander (1858–1930); and Harriet Lucia Alexander.[2]

After holding the office of High Sheriff of Carlow in 1824, Alexander was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Carlow at a by-election in 1853, defeating John Sadleir who had been required to stand in a by-election after he was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1859 general election.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (4 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "C"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl (29 August 2018). "John Alexander". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 255. ISBN 0901714127.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Carlow
18531859
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