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Richard Dawson (Irish politician, died 1766)

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Richard Dawson of Dawson Grove, County Monaghan (c. 1693 – 29 December 1766) was an Irish Member of Parliament.

Biography

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Dawson was a banker at Dublin and an alderman of Dublin Corporation.[1] He sat in the Irish House of Commons for St Canice from 1727 to 1760 and for Monaghan from 1761 until his death.[2] By his wife Elizabeth, daughter of John Vesey, Archbishop of Tuam, he was the father of Thomas Dawson, 1st Viscount Cremorne.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b George Edward Cokayne, ed. Vicary Gibbs and H. Arthur Doubleday (1913), The Complete Peerage, vol. III, p. 527.
  2. ^ Edith Mary Johnston-Liik (2006), MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800, p. 83.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by 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 by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Monaghan
1761–1766
With: William Henry Fortescue
Succeeded by