Charles Ruxton
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Charles Ruxton was an Irish MP and landowner in Ardee
, County Louth
.
A younger son of William Ruxton
, he and his elder brother John Ruxton
represented Ardee
in the Irish House of Commons
.
He married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Robert Parkinson
, who had also been an MP for Ardee. They inherited his estate of the Red House, Ardee, which on Ruxton's death passed to their son William Parkinson Ruxton
.
Ardee
Ardee is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It is located at the intersection of the N2, N52, and N33 roads. Ardee is on the banks of the River Dee and is approximately 20 km from Dundalk, Drogheda, Slane and Carrickmacross...
, County Louth
County Louth
County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...
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A younger son of William Ruxton
William Ruxton (1697–1751)
William Ruxton was an Irish landowner and MP from Ardee in County Louth.He sat in the Irish House of Commons as Member for Ardee from 1748 to his death; the other representative of the borough was Robert Parkinson....
, he and his elder brother John Ruxton
John Ruxton (1721–1785)
John William Ruxton was an Irish landowner and Member of Parliament.The son of William Ruxton of Ardee in County Louth, he married Laetitia Fitzherbert, eventual heiress of Shercock in County Cavan and Blackcastle in County Meath....
represented Ardee
Ardee (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Ardee was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1378 to 1801.-History:Ardee in County Louth was enfranchised as a borough constituency in 1378...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
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He married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Robert Parkinson
Robert Parkinson
Robert Parkinson was an Irish Member of Parliament.Called to the Irish Bar in 1720, he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for the borough of Ardee in November 1727, sitting until 1760....
, who had also been an MP for Ardee. They inherited his estate of the Red House, Ardee, which on Ruxton's death passed to their son William Parkinson Ruxton
William Parkinson Ruxton
William Parkinson Ruxton of Red House in County Louth was an Irish Member of Parliament.Ruxton was The son of Charles Ruxton by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Parkinson of Red House....
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