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Richard Thomas Dawson, 2nd Baron Cremorne (31 August 1788 – 21 March 1827) was an Irish peer.
Biography
The only son of Richard Dawson of Dawson Grove, in 1807 he succeeded his father as heir-presumptive to his great-uncle Thomas Dawson, 1st Viscount Cremorne. He was educated at Harrow School and St John's College, Cambridge.
Dawson was elected unopposed to Parliament for County Monaghan in 1812 and sat until he succeeded as second Baron Cremorne on 1 March the following year. On 10 March 1815 he married Anne Elizabeth Emily, daughter of John Whaley of Whaley Abbey; they had two sons.
One of his sisters, Louisa married Charles Johnston Coote, an illegitimate son of Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont and inheritor of Bellamont House.
References
- ^ Arthur Aspinall, DAWSON, Richard Thomas (1788-1827), of Dawson Grove, co. Monaghan. in The History of Parliament Online. Accessed 26 February 2014.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded byCharles Powell Leslie II Thomas Charles Stewart Corry |
Member of Parliament for Monaghan 1812–1813 With: Charles Powell Leslie II |
Succeeded byCharles Powell Leslie II Thomas Charles Stewart Corry |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded byThomas Dawson | Baron Cremorne 1813–1827 |
Succeeded byRichard Dawson |
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- 1788 births
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- People educated at Harrow School
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- UK MPs 1812–1818
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