Lord Arthur Chichester
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Lord Arthur Chichester was an Anglo-Irish
Member of Parliament
(MP).
Chichester was the fourth son of George Chichester, 2nd Marquess of Donegall
, and Anna, daughter of Sir Edward May, 2nd Baronet. George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall
, Edward Chichester, 4th Marquess of Donegall
, and Lord John Chichester
were his brothers.
Chichester was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Belfast in 1832, a seat he held until 1835. Chichester died in January 1840, aged 31.
Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish was a term used primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a privileged social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy, mostly belonging to the Church of Ireland, which was the established church of Ireland until...
Member of Parliament
Member 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).
Chichester was the fourth son of George Chichester, 2nd Marquess of Donegall
George Chichester, 2nd Marquess of Donegall
George Augustus Chichester, 2nd Marquess of Donegall, KP, PC , styled Viscount Chichester until 1799, was an Irish nobleman and politician....
, and Anna, daughter of Sir Edward May, 2nd Baronet. George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall
George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall
George Hamilton Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall KP, GCH, PC , styled Viscount Chichester until 1799 and Earl of Belfast between 1799 and 1844, was an Anglo-Irish landowner, courtier and politician...
, Edward Chichester, 4th Marquess of Donegall
Edward Chichester, 4th Marquess of Donegall
Edward Chichester, 4th Marquess of Donegall was born in Great Cumberland Place, London, and was educated at Eton and Trinity College Dublin, graduating BA in 1822. He served as Church of Ireland Dean of Raphoe from 1831 to 1871, and succeeded his elder brother as fourth Marquess of Donegall at the...
, and Lord John Chichester
Lord John Chichester
Lord John Ludford Chichester , was an Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament.Chichester was the sixth son of George Chichester, 2nd Marquess of Donegall, and Anna, daughter of Sir Edward May, 2nd Baronet...
were his brothers.
Chichester was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Belfast in 1832, a seat he held until 1835. Chichester died in January 1840, aged 31.