Francis Saunderson (1754–1827) was an Anglo-Irish M.P. in both the Parliament of Ireland and the post-Acts of Union UK Parliament. He was a member of the Saunderson family seated at Castle Saunderson.
Francis Saunderson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for County Cavan in Irish House of Commons | |
| Member of Parliament for Cavan in UK House of Commons | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1754[1] |
| Died | 1827 (aged 72–73)[2] Castle Saunderson |
| Citizenship | Kingdom of Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Political party | Whigs |
| Spouse | Anne Bassett White (died 20 November 1854)[3] |
| Children | Alexander Saunderson, James Saunderson, Cecil Saunderson Slater[4] |
| Parent(s) | Alexander Saunderson Snr., Rose Lloyd |
| Alma mater | Eton College |
Saunderson attend Eton College.[2] He was High Sheriff of Cavan from 1781 to 1782.
A Whig, he was a member of the Irish House of Commons from 1790 to 1797, and again from 1798 to its dissolution in 1801 (which he had voted against). He was then co-opted onto the first UK parliament for the Cavan constituency, and then elected in the 1802 general election.[2]
Saunderson married Anne Bassett White of Miskin, Wales in August 1778[5] or 1779.[1] Their son, Alexander, and grandson, Edward, also became MPs.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "SAUNDERSON, Francis (1754–1827), of Castle Saunderson, Co. Cavan". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "The Late Francis Saunderson Esq. M.P. of Castle Saunderson". The Morning Chronicle. London. 30 January 1828. p. 4.
- ^ "Died". The Morning Post. 1 December 1845. p. 8.
- ^ "MARRIED". Jackson's Oxford Journal. 12 April 1817. p. 4. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Courtney, William Prideaux (1910). Eight Friends of the Great. p. 153. Retrieved 20 June 2021 – via archive.org.
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