David Robert Ross
Member of Parliament
for Belfast
In office
19 August 1842  9 August 1847
Serving with John Chichester (1845–1847)
James Emerson Tennent (1842–1845)
Preceded byWilliam Gillilan Johnson
James Emerson Tennent
Succeeded byRobert James Tennent
John Chichester
Personal details
Born1797
Died27 July 1851(1851-07-27) (aged 53–54)
NationalityIrish
Political partyWhig

David Robert Ross (1797 – 27 July 1851)[1] was an Irish Whig politician and army officer.[2][3]

After unsuccessfully contesting the constituency at the 1841 general election, he was elected Whig MP for Belfast at a by-election in 1842—caused by the previous poll being declared void—and held the seat until 1847 when he did not seek re-election.[3][4]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (13 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "A"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Belfast Election". Sussex Advertiser. 23 August 1842. p. 1. Retrieved 19 August 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. 1 2 Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 216. Retrieved 19 August 2019 via Google Books.
  4. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.


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