John Alexander (MP)

John Alexander (26 July 1802 – October 1885)[1][2] was an Irish Conservative politician.

John Alexander
Member of Parliament
for Carlow
In office
20 January 1853 – 6 May 1859
Preceded byJohn Sadleir
Succeeded byJohn Dalberg-Acton
Personal details
Born26 July 1802
DiedOctober 1885 (aged 83)
NationalityIrish
Political partyConservative

Alexander was the son of his namesake, John Alexander, and Christian née Izod. In 1848, he married Esther Brinkley, daughter of Matthew Brinkley; the couple had six children: John Alexander (born 1850); William Cranstoun Alexander (born 1851); Lorenzo Alexander (1853–1942); Charles Henry Alexander (born 1856); George Alexander (1858–1930); and Harriet Lucia Alexander.[2]

After holding the office of High Sheriff of Carlow in 1824, Alexander was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Carlow at a by-election in 1853, defeating John Sadleir who had been required to stand in a by-election after he was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1859 general election.[2][3]

References
  1. Rayment, Leigh (4 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "C"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Lundy, Darryl (29 August 2018). "John Alexander". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 255. ISBN 0901714127.


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