Edward Southwell Ruthven (c. 1772 – 31 March 1836) was an Irish Repealer politician and member of the

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1806-7 and 1830–1832, MP for Dublin City (Repealer) 1832–1835 and ( Liberal Repealer) January 1835 – 13 April 1835 (when he was unseated on petition). His daughter Elizabeth married Reverend

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Edward Ruthven Edward Ruthven (born 1796) was an Irish politician. The son of Edward Southwell Ruthven, a Member of Parliament for Dublin City, Ruthven lived at Ballyfan House in County Kildare, and became a magistrate for both counties Down and Kildare. At th ...

, was MP for Kildare, 1832–1837.

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*''Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume I 1832 – 1885'' edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976) *''Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801 – 1922'' edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978). * * * 1772 births 1836 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Down constituencies (1801–1922) Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Dublin constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1830–1831 UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837 Irish Repeal Association MPs {{ireland-UK-MP-stub