Richard John Charles Rivers Ker (21 July 1822 – 18 December 1890) was an Irish politician and first-class cricketer.
Richard Ker | |
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| Member of Parliament for Downpatrick | |
| In office 1847-1851 1857-1859 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1822 |
| Died | 18 December 1890 (aged 68) South Kensington, England |
| Political party | Peelite Conservative |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | David Stewart Ker (brother) Robert Stewart (grandfather) Robert Stewart (uncle) John Waring Maxwell (uncle) |
| Education | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
Biography
editHe was a son of David Guardi Ker, MP for Athlone 1820-1826 and Downpatrick 1835-1841, and Selina Sarah, daughter of the first Marquess of Londonderry, and the younger brother of David Stewart Ker, the Member of Parliament for Downpatrick, 1841-1847 and 1859-1867 and one of the Members of Parliament for County Down, 1852-1857[1] He was educated in England at Eton College,[2] before going up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he made three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1841–2, playing twice against the Marylebone Cricket Club and once in The University Match against Cambridge.[4]
He was elected as a Peelite Conservative Member of Parliament for Downpatrick in 1847, resigning through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 1 August 1851. He was again elected in an 1857 by-election for the same seat, but did not stand in the 1859 general election. Ker died in England at South Kensington in December 1890.[5]
References
edit- ^ Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, 1871, P 729
- ^ Stapylton, H. E. C. (1864). Eton School Lists from 1791 to 1850. E. P. Williams. p. 164.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1891). "Ker, Richard John Charles Rivers". Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 790.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Ker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Player profile: Richard Ker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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