John Ruxton

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John William Ruxton (1721 – 7 March 1785) was an Irish landowner and Member of Parliament.

The son of William Ruxton of Ardee in County Louth, John married Laetitia Fitzherbert, eventual heiress of Shercock in County Cavan and Blackcastle in County Meath. He was elected to succeed his father as MP for Ardee in 1751, and sat until 1776. He was then re-elected in October 1783 (along with his younger brother, Charles Ruxton) and sat until his death. Ardee and Shercock were inherited by the eldest son, William, while Blackcastle was inherited by a younger son John. This son married Margaret Edgeworth, aunt of the novelist Maria Edgeworth.

References

http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm
http://www.dhs.kyutech.ac.jp/~ruxton/ruxtons_of_ardee.html
http://thepeerage.com/p38828.htm#i388276

Persondata
Name	Ruxton, John
Alternative names
Short description	Irish politician
Date of birth	1721
Place of birth
Date of death	7 March 1785
Place of death

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