John Alexander (26 July 1802 – October 1885)
was an
Irish Conservative politician.
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.
After holding the office of
High Sheriff of Carlow
The High Sheriff of Carlow was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Carlow, Ireland from the 14th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Carlow County Sheriff. The she ...
in 1824, Alexander was elected as the Conservative
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Carlow
Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272.
The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...
at a
by-election in 1853, defeating
John Sadleir
John Sadleir (1813 – 17 February 1856) was an Irish financier and politician, who became notorious as a political turncoat, and committed suicide after the failure of his financial speculations. He served as the model for several fictiona ...
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.
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1802 births
1885 deaths
High Sheriffs of Carlow
Irish Conservative Party MPs
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Carlow constituencies (1801–1922)
UK MPs 1852–1857
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