John Charles Ramsden
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John Charles Ramsden was a British Whig and Liberal Party
politician from Newby Park in Yorkshire
. He sat in the House of Commons between 1812 and 1836.
(MP) for Grampound
, and his wife Hon. Louisa Susan Ingram-Shepheard (c.
1766–1857), daughter of the 9th Viscount of Irvine.
On 4 May 1814 he married Isabella Dundas (1790–1887), daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas of Aske and Lady Charlotte FitzWilliam. Isabella's maternal grandfather was William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam
, and her uncle was William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam
, a leading Whig politician and one of the richest people in Britain.
, Ramsden was elected as one of the two MPs for borough of Malton
. He was re-elected at the next four general elections,
and held the seat until 1831.
At the 1831 general election
he was elected as one the four MPs for the Yorkshire county constituency
.
He was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant
of Yorkshire in May 1831, and held his seat in Parliament until the constituency was divided by the Reform Act 1832
, and at the general election in December 1832
he unsuccessfully contested the new North Riding of Yorkshire constituency
.
He was returned to the Commons three months later, when he was elected without a contest as MP for the Malton,
at a by-election after the sitting Liberal MP Viscount Milton resigned to contest a vacancy in the Northern division of Northamptonshire
. He was re-elected unopposed in 1835
, and held the seat until his death in 1836, aged 48.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician from Newby Park in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. He sat in the House of Commons between 1812 and 1836.
Family
He was a younger son of Sir John Ramsden, 4th Baronet (1755–1839), the Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Grampound
Grampound (UK Parliament constituency)
Grampound in Cornwall, was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1821. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.-History:Grampound's...
, and his wife Hon. Louisa Susan Ingram-Shepheard (c.
Circa
Circa , usually abbreviated c. or ca. , means "approximately" in the English language, usually referring to a date...
1766–1857), daughter of the 9th Viscount of Irvine.
On 4 May 1814 he married Isabella Dundas (1790–1887), daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas of Aske and Lady Charlotte FitzWilliam. Isabella's maternal grandfather was William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam
William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam
William FitzWilliam, 3rd Earl FitzWilliam was a British peer.He was the son of John Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam by his wife Anne, daughter of John Stringer of Sutton cum Lound, Nottinghamshire...
, and her uncle was William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam
William FitzWilliam, 4th Earl FitzWilliam
William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam PC , styled Viscount Milton until 1756, was a British Whig statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1782 he inherited his uncle Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham's estates, making him one of the richest people in...
, a leading Whig politician and one of the richest people in Britain.
Politics
At the 1812 general electionUnited Kingdom general election, 1812
The election to the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1812 was the fourth general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....
, Ramsden was elected as one of the two MPs for borough of Malton
Malton (UK Parliament constituency)
Malton, also called New Malton, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England in 1295 and 1298, and again from 1640, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...
. He was re-elected at the next four general elections,
and held the seat until 1831.
At the 1831 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1831
The 1831 general election in the United Kingdom saw a landslide win by supporters of electoral reform, which was the major election issue. As a result it was the last unreformed election, as the Parliament which resulted ensured the passage of the Reform Act 1832. Polling was held from 28 April to...
he was elected as one the four MPs for the Yorkshire county constituency
Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
.
He was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Yorkshire in May 1831, and held his seat in Parliament until the constituency was divided by the Reform Act 1832
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
, and at the general election in December 1832
United Kingdom general election, 1832
-Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807....
he unsuccessfully contested the new North Riding of Yorkshire constituency
North Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Riding of Yorkshire was a parliamentary constituency in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
.
He was returned to the Commons three months later, when he was elected without a contest as MP for the Malton,
at a by-election after the sitting Liberal MP Viscount Milton resigned to contest a vacancy in the Northern division of Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Northamptonshire was a county constituency in Northamptonshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- Boundaries :...
. He was re-elected unopposed in 1835
United Kingdom general election, 1835
The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large...
, and held the seat until his death in 1836, aged 48.