John Blakiston-Houston
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John Blakiston-Houston | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for North Down | |
| In office 7 December 1898 – 24 October 1900 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Waring |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lorimer Corbett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1829 |
| Died | 27 February 1920 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Irish Unionist |
| Spouse | Marian Streatfield |
| Children | 12 |
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.[1]
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.[1]