Richard William Blackwood Ker (30 November 1850 – 19 June 1942) was an Irish landowner and MP.

Richard Ker
Member of Parliament for Down East
In office
1885-1890
Member of Parliament for Down
In office
1884-1885
Personal details
Born(1850-11-30)30 November 1850
Died19 June 1942(1942-06-19) (aged 91)
SpouseEdith Rose
Children1+
Parent
RelativesRichard Ker (uncle)
David Guardi Ker (grandfather)
Military career
RankCaptain
Unit1st Royal Dragoons

Biography

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He was the son of David Stewart Ker and his wife, Anna Dorothea Blackwood. He was a captain in the 1st Royal Dragoons. He inherited his father's estates of Montalto and Portavo at Ballynahinch[1] on the death of his elder brother, David Alfred Ker.

He was appointed Sheriff of County Down for 1880–81 and was the Member of Parliament for County Down, 1884–1885 and for East Down, 1885–1890.[2] He has been described as 'a substantial landowner from Ballynahinch.' [3]

He married Edith Louisa, the daughter of William Rose of Warwickshire and had at least one son, who was an officer in the army.[4]

References

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  1. ^ A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, Sir Bernard Burke (revised by A. C. Fox-Davies), Harrison & Sons, 1912, p. 368
  2. ^ HANSARD 1803–2005 → Mr Richard Ker
  3. ^ Brian Walker, 'Landowners and Parliamentary Elections in County Down, 1801–1921' P313 in Lindsay Proudfoot, 'Down – History and Society', Geography Publications, 1997
  4. ^ Burke, Bernard (1879). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Down
1884 – 1885
With: Lord Arthur Hill 1884–1885
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Down East
1885–1890
Succeeded by