| Richard Ker | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Down East | |
| In office 1885-1890 | |
| Member of Parliament for Down | |
| In office 1884-1885 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1850-11-30)30 November 1850 |
| Died | 19 June 1942(1942-06-19) (aged 91) |
| Spouse | Edith Rose |
| Children | 1+ |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Richard Ker (uncle) David Guardi Ker (grandfather) |
| Military career | |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 1st Royal Dragoons |
Richard William Blackwood Ker (30 November 1850 – 19 June 1942) was an Irish landowner and MP.
Biography
He was the son of David Stewart Ker and his wife, Anna Dorothea Blackwood. He was a captain in the 1st Royal Dragoons. He inherited his father's estates of Montalto and Portavo at Ballynahinch on the death of his elder brother, David Alfred Ker.
He was appointed Sheriff of County Down for 1880–81 and was the Member of Parliament for County Down, 1884–1885 and for East Down, 1885–1890. He has been described as 'a substantial landowner from Ballynahinch.'
He married Edith Louisa, the daughter of William Rose of Warwickshire and had at least one son, who was an officer in the army.
References
- A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, Sir Bernard Burke (revised by A. C. Fox-Davies), Harrison & Sons, 1912, p. 368
- HANSARD 1803–2005 → Mr Richard Ker
- Brian Walker, 'Landowners and Parliamentary Elections in County Down, 1801–1921' P313 in Lindsay Proudfoot, 'Down – History and Society', Geography Publications, 1997
- Burke, Bernard (1879). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Ker
- "Ker, Capt. Richard William Blackwood" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. 124 – via Wikisource.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byLord Arthur Hill Viscount Castlereagh |
Member of Parliament for Down 1884 – 1885 With: Lord Arthur Hill 1884–1885 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Down East 1885–1890 |
Succeeded byJames Alexander Rentoul |
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- UK MPs 1886–1892
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Down constituencies (1801–1922)
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