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Henry Chester (died 1855) was an Irish politician.
Living at Cartown, near Drogheda, Chester became a deputy-lieutenant and magistrate of County Louth. Chester was appointed as High Sheriff of Louth in 1837, unusually for a Catholic whose name was not put forward by judges. However, he wished to contest the 1837 UK general election in County Louth as a Whig. He was permitted to resign as High Sheriff in order to stand, and won the seat. However, he resigned in 1840 by accepting the Chiltern Hundreds.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 242. ISBN 0855272198.
- ↑ Walford, Edward (1860). The county families of the United Kingdom. Dalcassian Publishing Company.
- ↑ "Lord Mulgrave's Appointment of Sheriffs". The Dublin University Magazine. XI. June 1838.