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Richard Davison (1796 – 20 February 1869^[1]) was a Belfast solicitor and Conservative politician.^[2]

Davison was Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast from 1852 to 1860, when he resigned his seat.^[3] A defender of the established church in Ireland, in 1863 Davison read a paper 'On the present position of the Irish Church' to the 5th annual conference of the united dioceses of Down, Connor and Dromore.^[4]

Richard was the 3rd son of Alexander Davison of Knockboy, Broughshane, County Antrim, and his wife Mary née McKillop. He died at Cultra, County Down, and was buried in the Presbyterian churchyard in Broughshane. In 1822 he married Margaret, 4th and youngest daughter of George Casement of Larne, County Antrim; she died in 1847.

References

^ 'Death of Richard Davison, Esq., late M.P. for Belfast', The Belfast News-Letter, 22 February 1869
^ Gunn & Wiebe (eds.) Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1952-1856, 1982, p. 196
^ 'Parliamentary Intelligence', The Times, 7 June 1860
^ The Times, 31 October 1863

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Davison

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[1] 'Death of Richard Davison, Esq., late M.P. for Belfast', The Belfast News-Letter, 22 February 1869

[2] Gunn & Wiebe (eds.) Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1952-1856, 1982, p. 196

[3] 'Parliamentary Intelligence', The Times, 7 June 1860

[4] The Times, 31 October 1863

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-'''Richard Davison''' (1796 – [[20 February]] [[1869]]<ref>'Death of Richard Davison, Esq., late M.P. for Belfast', ''The Belfast News-Letter'', 22 February 1869</ref>) was a [[Belfast]] solicitor and politician.<ref>Gunn & Wiebe (eds.) ''Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1952-1856'', 1982, p. 196</ref>
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-Davison was Conservative MP for [[Belfast (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast]] from 1852 to 1860, when he resigned his seat.<ref>'Parliamentary Intelligence', ''The Times'', 7 June 1860</ref> A defender of the established church in Ireland, in 1863 Davison read a paper 'On the present position of the Irish Church' to the 5th annual conference of the united dioceses of Down, Connor and Dromor.<ref>''The Times'', 31 October 1863</ref>
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+'''Richard Davison''' (1796 – 20 February 1869<ref>'Death of Richard Davison, Esq., late M.P. for Belfast', ''The Belfast News-Letter'', 22 February 1869</ref>) was a [[Belfast]] solicitor and [[Irish Conservative Party|Conservative]] politician.<ref>Gunn & Wiebe (eds.) ''Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1952-1856'', 1982, p. 196</ref>
+Davison was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Belfast (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast]] from 1852 to 1860, when he [[resignation from the British House of Commons|resigned]] his seat.<ref>'Parliamentary Intelligence', ''The Times'', 7 June 1860</ref> A defender of the [[Church of Ireland|established church in Ireland]], in 1863 Davison read a paper 'On the present position of the Irish Church' to the 5th annual conference of the [[diocese of Down, Connor and Dromore|united dioceses of Down, Connor and Dromore]].<ref>''The Times'', 31 October 1863</ref>
+Richard was the 3rd son of Alexander Davison of Knockboy, Broughshane, County Antrim, and his wife Mary née McKillop. He died at Cultra, County Down, and was buried in the Presbyterian churchyard in Broughshane. In 1822 he married Margaret, 4th and youngest daughter of George Casement of Larne, County Antrim; she died in 1847.
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