Robert Bateson (politician)
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Robert Bateson was an Irish Conservative
politician.
He was the oldest son of Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet
and his wife Catherine, the youngest daughter of Samuel Dickinson.
Bateson entered the British House of Commons
in 1842, sitting for Londonderry
, the same constituency his father had represented before, until his death in the following year. He was succeeded as a Member of Parliament
by his second brother Thomas
, later raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom
as Baron Deramore
. His youngest brother George was per a special remainder heir to the barony.
Bateson died of typhus
aged 27 on a visit of Jerusalem.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
He was the oldest son of Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet DL was an Irish baronet, landowner and Conservative politician.He was the only son of Thomas Bateson and his wife Elizabeth, youngest daughter of George Lloyd....
and his wife Catherine, the youngest daughter of Samuel Dickinson.
Bateson entered the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
in 1842, sitting for Londonderry
Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)
Londonderry was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also a constituency in elections to various regional bodies. It was replaced in boundary changes in 1983...
, the same constituency his father had represented before, until his death in the following year. He was succeeded as a 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,...
by his second brother Thomas
Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore
Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore , known as Sir Thomas Bateson, 2nd Bt from 1863 until 1885, was a British peer and Conservative Party politician.-Biography:...
, later raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
as Baron Deramore
Baron Deramore
Baron Deramore, of Belvoir in the County of Down, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 18 November 1885 for the Conservative Member of Parliament Sir Thomas Bateson, 2nd Baronet. His father Thomas Bateson had been created a Baronet, of Belvoir Park in the County of...
. His youngest brother George was per a special remainder heir to the barony.
Bateson died of typhus
Typhus
Epidemic typhus is a form of typhus so named because the disease often causes epidemics following wars and natural disasters...
aged 27 on a visit of Jerusalem.