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Richard Thomas Dawson, 2nd Baron Cremorne (31 August 1788 – 21 March 1827) was an Irish peer.

Biography

The only son of Richard Dawson of Dawson Grove, in 1807 he succeeded his father as heir-presumptive to his great-uncle Thomas Dawson, 1st Viscount Cremorne. He was educated at Harrow School and St John's College, Cambridge.[1]

Dawson was elected unopposed to Parliament for County Monaghan in 1812 and sat until he succeeded as second Baron Cremorne on 1 March the following year. On 10 March 1815 he married Anne Elizabeth Emily, daughter of John Whaley of Whaley Abbey; they had two sons.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Arthur Aspinall, DAWSON, Richard Thomas (1788-1827), of Dawson Grove, co. Monaghan. in The History of Parliament Online. Accessed 26 February 2014.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byCharles Powell Leslie IIThomas Charles Stewart Corry Member of Parliament for Monaghan 1812–1813 With: Charles Powell Leslie II Succeeded byCharles Powell Leslie IIThomas Charles Stewart Corry Peerage of Ireland Preceded byThomas Dawson Baron Cremorne 1813–1827 Succeeded byRichard Dawson
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