John Isaac Heard (1787 – 1 September 1862) was an

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Whig politician. He sat in the

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from 1852 to 1859. Born in

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, Heard was the son of John Heard and Rachel, daughter of Isaac Servatt. He was admitted to

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in 1804, graduating with a

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in 1808. He married Mary Wilkes, daughter of Hope Wilkes, in 1808, and they had six children: Joh Wilkes Heard (1811–1825); Robert Heard (born 1815); Martha Ann Heard (1809–1834); Catherine Jane Heard (born 1810); Mary Heard (born 1812); and, Eleanor (1814–1840). He later became a Justice for the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant and, in 1839,

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. He was elected Whig

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(MP) for

at a by-election in 1852—caused by the resignation of

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—and held the seat until 1859, when he did not seek re-election.

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* Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies 1787 births 1862 deaths UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 Deputy Lieutenants in Ireland Irish justices of the peace High Sheriffs of County Cork Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge People from Kinsale Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Cork constituencies (1801–1922) {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub