| Office | Member of Parliament for Belfast |
|---|---|
| Term start | 19 August 1842 |
| Term end | 9 August 1847 |
| Predecessor | William Gillilan Johnson James Emerson Tennent |
| Successor | Robert James Tennent John Chichester |
| Alongside | John Chichester (1845–1847) James Emerson Tennent (1842–1845) |
| Birth date | 1797 |
| Death date | 27 July 1851 (aged 54) |
| Party | Whig |
David Robert Ross (1797 – 27 July 1851)[1] was an Irish Whig politician and army officer.[2][3]
After unsuccessfully contesting the constituency at the 1841 general election, he was elected Whig MP for Belfast at a by-election in 1842—caused by the previous poll being declared void—and held the seat until 1847 when he did not seek re-election.[3][4]
References
- ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "A"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Belfast Election". Sussex Advertiser. 23 August 1842. p. 1. Retrieved 19 August 2019. – via British Newspaper Archive
- ^ Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 216. Retrieved 19 August 2019. – via Google Books
- ^ Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. 1978. ISBN 0901714127.