John Blakiston-Houston
Irish politician
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| Intro | Irish politician | |
| Places | United Kingdom | |
| was | Judge Politician Justice of the Peace Military personnel | |
| Work field | Law Military Politics | |
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| Birth | 11 September 1829 | |
| Death | 27 February 1920 (aged 90 years) |
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John Blakiston-Houston DL JP (11 September 1829 – 27 February 1920) was an Irish Member of parliament.
Blakiston-Houston was the son of Richard Bayly Blakiston-Houston (d. 1857), of Orangefield, County Down, and his wife Mary Isabella Houston. He was a grandson of Sir Matthew Blakiston, 2nd Baronet. He married Marian Gertrude Streatfield, of Sussex (d. 1890); the couple had twelve children.
John Blakiston-Houston was High Sheriff (1860) and Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Down. He also held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of County Down. Between 1898 and 1900 he was the Irish Unionist Member of parliament for North Down at Westminster.