About Richard William Blackwood Ker
Lived 1850 – 1942 (aged 91). Richard William Blackwood Ker was a British politician.
Richard William Blackwood Ker (30 November 1850 – 19 June 1942) was an Irish landowner and MP.
Biography He was the son of David Stewart Ker and his wife, Anna Dorothea Blackwood. He was a captain in the 1st Royal Dragoons. He inherited his father's estates of Montalto and Portavo at Ballynahinch on the death of his elder brother, David Alfred Ker.
He was appointed Sheriff of County Down for 1880–81 and was the Member of Parliament for County Down, 1884–1885 and for East Down, 1885–1890. He has been described as 'a substantial landowner from Ballynahinch.'
He married Edith Louisa, the daughter of William Rose of Warwickshire and had at least one son, who was an officer in the army.
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Who was Richard William Blackwood Ker?
British politician (1850-1942)
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Richard William Blackwood Ker was born on 30 November 1850.
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Richard William Blackwood Ker died on 19 June 1942.
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Richard William Blackwood Ker was a politician.
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Richard William Blackwood Ker was British.
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