Sir John Keane, 1st Baronet (21 May 1757 – 19 April 1829), was an Irish

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politician. He was a

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(MP) in the

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for Bangor from 1790 to 1797 and for

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from 1798 until the Act of Union of 1800. He continued as MP for

in the new enlarged

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until the United Kingdom general election of 1806. He was made a

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in 1801.

Personal life

Keane married Sarah, daughter of John Kelly, and they had at least three sons, including

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and

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, who was '' aide-de-camp'' to Major-general Sir Hussey Vivian at the

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* (Biography of his son.)

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* 1757 births 1829 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland Tory MPs (pre-1834) Politicians from County Cork 19th-century Irish people Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cork constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Down constituencies UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Cork constituencies (1801–1922) {{Ireland-baronet-stub