Abel Ram (1753–1830) was an

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landowner and politician. He was the son of Andrew Ram and Mary Digby, daughter of John Digby of

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. He married Elizabeth Stopford, daughter of Captain Joseph Stopford, and niece of

James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown (1700 – 12 January 1770) was an Irish politician. Courtown was the son of James Stopford, of Courtown, County Wexford, who represented Wexford County in the Irish House of Commons, and his wife Frances (né ...

Career

He was a

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(MP) for

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in the Irish Parliament from 1783 to 1790 and

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from 1797 to 1800. His uncle, also Abel Ram, was the patron of Duleek. Ram was an MP for

from 1801 to 1806 and 1807 to 1812 in the

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after the 1800 Acts of Union, sitting in the interest of his wife's family.

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