About John Collett
Lived 1798 – 1862 (aged 63–64). John Collett was an Irish politician.
John Collett (1798 – 28 November 1856) was an Irish Whig politician.
He was elected Whig MP for Athlone at a by-election in 1843—caused by the previous poll being declared void—and held the seat until 1847 when he did not seek re-election.
His father, Ebenezer John Collett, was also Tory MP for Grampound from 1814 to 1818, and then Cashel from 1819 to 1830. He was also brother of William Rickford Collett, MP for Lincoln from 1841 to 1847. He was buried with his first wife Emma in a tomb in Kensal Green Cemetery. It was listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England in 2001.
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Who was John Collett?
1798 - 1862 (Mr)
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John Collett was born in 1798.
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John Collett died in 1862.
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John Collett was a politician.
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John Collett was Irish.
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