John Beattie West (1790 – 27 December 1841)[1] was an Irish Conservative politician and barrister.[2]

John Beattie West
Member of Parliament
for Dublin City
In office
10 July 1841 – 27 December 1841
Serving with Edward Grogan
Preceded byDaniel O'Connell
Robert Hutton
Succeeded byEdward Grogan
William Henry Gregory
In office
16 May 1836 – 31 July 1837
Preceded byDaniel O'Connell
Edward Southwell Ruthven
Succeeded byDaniel O'Connell
Robert Hutton
Personal details
Born1790
Died27 December 1841(1841-12-27) (aged 50–51)
Dublin
NationalityIrish
Political partyConservative
SpouseElizabeth Felicia Burton
ChildrenAnna Felicia 1822, Charlotte Beatty 1824, Maria Alphonsine, Charles Burton 1826, Francis Jane 1828, Elizabeth Burton, Francis Edmund

West was first elected Conservative MP for Dublin City in 1836 after the result of the 1835 general election was overturned on petition. He held the seat until the next year, when he was defeated at that year's general election. He regained the seat in 1841, but died later that year.[2][3]

He married in 1819 Elizabeth Felicia Burton, only daughter of Mr Justice Charles Burton and Anna Andrews, with whom he had seven children:

    • Anna Felicia (b. 1822), who married Sir Croker Barrington, 4th Baronet in 1845.
    • Charlotte Beatty (b. 1824), who married Sir Henry Vansittart Stonhouse, 15th Baronet in 1851.
    • Maria Alphonsine, who married her cousin (on her mother's side), the Australian judge and statesman Sir William Westbrooke Burton in 1846 or 1847,
    • Charles Burton (b. 1826).
    • Francis Jane (b. 1828).
    • Elizabeth Burton.
    • Francis Edmund (b. 1836), who married Jane Caroline Adams of St. Stephen's Green in 1867 and was a Colonel in the Madras Staff Corps.


References

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  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (25 July 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "D"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "John West". Members of Parliament after 1832. The History of Parliament. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal IrishAcademy. ISBN 0901714127.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Dublin City
1836–1837
With: George Alexander Hamilton
Succeeded by
Daniel O'Connell
Robert Hutton
Preceded by
Daniel O'Connell
Robert Hutton
Member of Parliament for Dublin City
1841–1842
With: Edward Grogan
Succeeded by