Robert Bateson (politician)
Robert Bateson (29 March 1816 – 23 December 1843)[1] was an Irish Conservative politician.
He was the oldest son of Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet and his wife Catherine, the youngest daughter of Samuel Dickinson.[2]
Bateson entered the British House of Commons in 1842, sitting for Londonderry, the same constituency his father had previously represented, until his own early death in the following year.[1]
He died of typhus aged 27 on a visit of Jerusalem, predeceasing his father.[3] He was succeeded as a Member of Parliament by his younger brother Thomas, later raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron Deramore.[4] His youngest brother George was per a special remainder heir to the barony.[4]
References
- "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Londonderry". Retrieved 19 October 2009.
- Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. vol. II (5th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 1224.
- Sylvanus, Urban (1844). The Gentleman's Magazine. part I. London: William Pickering, John Bowyer Nichols and Son. p. 540.
- Cokayne, George Edward (1916). Vicary Gibbs and H. Arthur Doubleday (ed.). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. vol. IV. London: St Catherine Press. p. 188.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Bateson
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Theobald Jones Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Bt |
Member of Parliament for Londonderry 1842–1843 With: Theobald Jones |
Succeeded by Theobald Jones Thomas Bateson |
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