Richard Dawson of Dawson Grove, County Monaghan (c. 1693 – 29 December 1766) was an Irish Member of Parliament.
Biography
Dawson was a banker at Dublin and an alderman of Dublin Corporation. He sat in the Irish House of Commons for St Canice from 1727 to 1760 and for Monaghan from 1761 until his death. By his wife Elizabeth, daughter of John Vesey, Archbishop of Tuam, he was the father of Thomas Dawson, 1st Viscount Cremorne.
References
- ^ George Edward Cokayne, ed. Vicary Gibbs and H. Arthur Doubleday (1913), The Complete Peerage, vol. III, p. 527.
- Edith Mary Johnston-Liik (2006), MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800, p. 83.
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| Preceded bySir Standish Hartstonge Sir Robert Maude |
Member of Parliament for St Canice 1727–1760 With: James Agar 1727–1733 Richard Reade 1734 Hervey Morres 1734–1757 Viscount Moore 1757–1758 Eland Mossom 1759–1760 |
Succeeded byEland Mossom Thomas Waite |
| Preceded byWilliam Blair Oliver Anketell |
Member of Parliament for Monaghan 1761–1766 With: William Henry Fortescue |
Succeeded byWilliam Henry Fortescue Richard Power |
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- 1690s births
- 1766 deaths
- Irish MPs 1727–1760
- Irish MPs 1761–1768
- Politicians from County Monaghan
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kilkenny constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Monaghan constituencies
- Dawson family
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