John Beattie West (1790 – 27 December 1841)
was an
Irish
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Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
politician and barrister.
West was first elected Conservative MP for in 1836 after the result of the
1835 general election was overturned on petition. He held the seat until the next year, when he was defeated at that year's general election. He regained the seat in 1841, but died later that year.
He married in 1819 Elizabeth Felicia Burton, only daughter of Mr Justice
Charles Burton and Anna Andrews, with whom he had seven children:
** Anna Felicia (b. 1822), who married Sir Croker Barrington, 4th Baronet in 1845.
** Charlotte Beatty (b. 1824), who married Sir Henry Vansittart Stonhouse, 15th Baronet in 1851.
** Maria Alphonsine, who married her cousin (on her mother's side), the Australian judge and statesman Sir
William Westbrooke Burton
Sir William Westbrooke Burton (31 January 1794 – 6 August 1888) was a judge and President of the Legislative Council, New South Wales, Australia.
Early life
Burton was born in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, the fifth son of Edmund ...
in 1846 or 1847,
** Charles Burton (b. 1826).
** Francis Jane (b. 1828).
** Elizabeth Burton.
** Francis Edmund (b. 1836), who married Jane Caroline Adams of St. Stephen's Green in 1867 and was a Colonel in the Madras Staff Corps.
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1790 births
1841 deaths
UK MPs 1835–1837
UK MPs 1841–1847
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Dublin constituencies (1801–1922)
Irish Conservative Party MPs
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