John (II) La Touche (April 1775 – 30 January 1820) was an Irish Whig politician. He was the son of John La Touche, who had represented

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, Harristown and

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in the Parliament of Ireland and subsequently sat for

from 1801 to 1802 in the United Kingdom House of Commons. John La Touche junior represented

in the

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from 1796 to 1797. Elected in 1798 for both

and Harristown he chose to sit for Harristown until the dissolution of the Irish Parliament on 1 January 1801 under the

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. He was elected for Dublin City at the 1802 general election, defeating

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MP the Right Honourable George Ogle. La Touche was defeated at the 1806 general election. At the 1807 general election, he was elected in an uncontested poll for

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, topping the poll at contested elections in 1812 and in 1818. He was appointed Sheriff of Leitrim for 1808–09.

References

*''The Parliaments of England'' by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973) * 1775 births 1820 deaths Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Dublin constituencies (1801–1922) Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Leitrim constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies High sheriffs of Leitrim Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Down constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kildare constituencies

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