For at least a century, there was an almost unbroken line of very
closely related JACKSONs serving in the Irish House of
Commons 1692-1800. During this century, there were several other representatives
who were closely related to them by marriage, GORGES and BERESFORD chief among
them. See also: Wikipedia Irish House of Commons.and.Leigh Rayment's: Irish House of Commons 1692-1800
Sharon Oddie Brown. August 18, 2016
Update: February 2, 2023 Fixed broken link for Leigh Rayment's: Irish House of Commons 1692-1800. NOTE: In Rayment's link, George JACKSON is described as George JACKSON (1770-1846) of "Fort Hill, Co. Armagh. Until yesterday, I had suspected this should be Forkhill (which is in Armagh), not Fort Hill - but am now uncertain (Thanks to the research work of Jan Waugh). George JACKSON (1770-1846) is described on a Wikipedia page with the same dates as given in Rayment's link and also in the book:
MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800. E. M. Johnston-Liik. Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006 |
JACKSON representatives in the Irish House of Commons.
Date |
Place |
Name |
Born |
Died |
Notes |
1695 Aug |
Coleraine |
Samuel Jackson (1695 to 1699) |
1641 Dec |
19 Jan 1706 |
Born in Westmorland, son of Rev. Richard JACKSON and
Dorothy OTWAY. Member of the Draper’s guild. An active builder and developer
in Dublin, especially in Oxmantown. He and his sister-in-law, Susan BERESFORD
both lived at his house on Mary St., Dublin. He had no known descendants. |
1697 |
Londonderry |
William Jackson (to 1699) |
bet 1665-1668 |
1712 |
Grandson of Rev. Richard JACKSON and Dorothy OTWAY. Son of
William JACKSON and Susan BERESFORD. NOTE: His
term overlapped with that of his uncle Samuel JACKSON. |
1727 Nov |
Coleraine |
Thomas Jackson |
1680 |
24 Mar 1751 |
Grandson of Rev. Richard JACKSON and Dorothy OTWAY. Son of
William JACKSON and Susan BERESFORD. His 1st wife was Margaret
BERESFORD. NOTE: His grand-nephew Richard
assumed the seat after his death. |
1751 |
Coleraine |
Richard Jackson (to 1789) |
c 1729 |
23 Oct 1789 |
Son of William JACKSON and Frances EYRE. Great-grandson of
William JACKSON and Susan BERESFORD. |
1776 Jun |
Lisburn, Antrim |
Richard Jackson
|
c 1729 |
23 Oct 1789 |
Sir Richard JACKSON (abt 1730-1789). Son of William JACKSON and Frances EYRE. Great-grandson of
William JACKSON and Susan BERESFORD. His wife was Anne O’NEIL of Shane's Castle. He was also returned for Coleraine, for which
he chose to sit |
1783 Oct |
Randalstown, Antrim |
Richard Jackson |
c 1729 |
23 Oct 1789 |
Sir Richard JACKSON (abt 1730-1789). Son of William JACKSON and Frances EYRE. Great-grandson of
William JACKSON and Susan BERESFORD. His wife was Anne O’NEIL of Shane's Castle. He was also
returned for Coleraine, for which he chose to sit. |
1789 Dec |
Coleraine |
George Jackson, later [1812] 1st baronet |
1776 Jan 19 |
1840 Jan 14 |
Initially, I had assumed that this Sir George JACKSON (1766-1840) of Forkhill, Co. Armagh had assumed the seat after the death of his father, Sir Richard JACKSON (abt 1730-1789), however the dates are different for this George JACKSON (1770-1846). He was suposedly of "Fort Hill, Co. Armagh". There is a Fort Hill in Randalstown, Co. Antrim. Randalstown is beside Shane's Castle where Sir Richard's wife came from. There is also a Forkhill in Co. Armagh. |
1798 Jan |
Mayo |
George Jackson (to Aug 1800 then UK) |
1761 |
1805 |
Of Enniscoe Co. Mayo. Colonel. Son of George JACKSON and
Jane CUFF. Unrelated to the other JACKSONs in this chart. |
1798 Jan |
Randalstown, Antrim |
George Jackson, later [1812] 1st baronet |
1776 Jan 19 |
1840 Jan 14 |
Initially, I had assumed that this Sir George JACKSON (1766-1840) of Forkhill, Co. Armagh had assumed the seat after the death of his father, Sir Richard JACKSON (abt 1730-1789), however the dates are different for this George JACKSON (1770-1846). He was suposedly of "Fort Hill, Co. Armagh". There is a Fort Hill in Randalstown, Co. Antrim. Randalstown is beside Shane's Castle where Sir Richard's wife came from. There is also a Forkhill in Co. Armagh. |
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