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Sir Ralph Fetherston, 1st Baronet

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Sir Ralph Fetherston, 1st Baronet (died May 1780) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Fetherstone represented County Longford in the Irish House of Commons from 1765 to 1768. Between 1768 and his death in 1780 he represented St Johnstown.[1] On 4 August 1776 he was created a baronet, of Ardagh in the Baronetage of Ireland. On his death his title passed to his son, Thomas Fetherston.

References

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  1. ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.87 (Retrieved 4 April 2020).
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Longford
1765–1768
With: Hon. Edward Pakenham (1765–1766)
Wentworth Parsons (1766–1768)
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for St Johnstown
1768–1780
With: Charles Newcomen (1768–1773)
Robert Jephson (1773–1776)
Hon. John Vaughan (1776–1780)
Succeeded by
Baronetage of Ireland
New creation Baronet
(of Ardagh)
1776–1780
Succeeded by