John Creighton (British Army officer)

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John Creighton (1772-1833) was an Irish politician and soldier. [1] Creighton was born in County Fermanagh and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. [2] He represented Armagh County from 1797 to 1800 [3] when he became Governor of Hurst Castle. [4] He married Jane Weldon in 1797 and died in 1833. He was the son of John Creighton the First Earl (of) Erne (died 1828), the brother of Abraham Creighton the Second Earl (of) Erne (died 1842) and the father of John Creighton (later Crichton ) the Third Earl (of) Erne(died 1885).

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John Creighton (died 1833)(father of Third Earl Erne)


References

  1. ↑ Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN   1-903688-09-4
  2. ↑ Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860), George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 191: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons . Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
  4. ↑ Beatson, Robert. A Political Index to the Histories of Great Britain & Ireland; Or ..., Volume 2. p. 165.


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