JACKSON MPS in Ireland
For at least a century, there was an unbroken line of very closely related JACKSONs serving in the Irish House of Commons 1692-1800. During this century, there were several other representatives who were closely related to them by marriage, GORGES and BERESFORD chief among them.
Date |
Place |
Name |
Born |
Died |
Notes |
1695 Aug |
Coleraine |
Samuel Jackson (1695 to 1699) |
1641 Dec |
19 Jan 1706 |
Born in Westmorland, son of Rev. Richard JACKSON and Dorothy OTWAY. Member of the Draper’s guild. An active builder and developer in Dublin, especially in Oxmantown. He and his sister-in-law, Susan BERESFORD both lived at his house on Mary St., Dublin. He had no known descendants. |
1697 |
Londonderry |
William Jackson (to 1699) |
bet 1665-1668 |
1712 |
Grandson of Rev. Richard JACKSON and Dorothy OTWAY. Son of William JACKSON and Susan BERESFORD. NOTE: His term overlapped with that of his uncle Samuel JACKSON. |
1727 Nov |
Coleraine |
Thomas Jackson |
1680 |
24 Mar 1751 |
Grandson of Rev. Richard JACKSON and Dorothy OTWAY. Son of William JACKSON and Susan BERESFORD. His 1st wife was Margaret BERESFORD. NOTE: His grand-nephew Richard assumed the seat after his death. |
1751 |
Coleraine |
Richard Jackson (to 1789) |
c 1729 |
23 Oct 1789 |
Son of William JACKSON and Frances EYRE. Great-grandson of William JACKSON and Susan BERESFORD. |
1776 Jun |
Lisburn, Antrim |
Richard Jackson
|
c 1729 |
23 Oct 1789 |
Son of William JACKSON and Frances EYRE. Great-grandson of William JACKSON and Susan BERESFORD. He was also returned for Coleraine, for which he chose to sit |
1783 Oct |
Randalstown, Antrim |
Richard Jackson |
c 1729 |
23 Oct 1789 |
Son of William JACKSON and Frances EYRE. Great-grandson of William JACKSON and Susan BERESFORD. Husband of Anne O’NEIL. He was also returned for Coleraine, for which he chose to sit |
1789 Dec |
Coleraine |
George Jackson, later [1812] 1st baronet |
1776 Jan 19 |
1840 Jan 14 |
Son of Richard JACKSON & Anne O’NEIL. Grandson of William JACKSON and Frances EYRE. d.s.p. NOTE: He assumed the seat after the death of his father. |
1798 Jan |
Mayo |
George Jackson (to Aug 1800 then UK) |
1761 |
1805 |
Of Enniscoe Co. Mayo. Colonel. Son of George JACKSON and Jane CUFF. Unrelated to the other JACKSONs in this chart. |
1798 Jan |
Randalstown, Antrim |
George Jackson, later [1812] 1st baronet |
1776 Jan 19 |
1840 Jan 14 |
Son of Richard JACKSON & Anne O’NEIL. Grandson of William JACKSON and Frances EYRE. d.s.p. |