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
1857 – 1859
Succeeded by
David Stewart Ker
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