David Stewart Ker
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Caroline Persse
David Stewart Ker | |
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| Member of Parliament for Downpatrick | |
| In office 1841-1847 1859-1867 | |
| Member of Parliament for Down | |
| In office 1852-1857 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1816 |
| Died | 8 October 1878 (aged 61) |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Dorothea Caroline Persse |
| Children | 13, including Richard |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Richard Ker (brother) Robert Stewart (grandfather) Robert Stewart (uncle) John Waring Maxwell (uncle) |
David Stewart Ker (November 1816 – 8 October 1878) was an Irish landowner and politician.
He was a son of David Guardi Ker, MP for Athlone 1820–1826 and Downpatrick 1835–1841, and Selina Sarah, daughter of the first Marquess of Londonderry, and the elder brother of Richard Ker, Member of Parliament for Downpatrick, 1847-1851 and 1857–1859.
He was a member of the landed gentry, inheriting the estates at Montalto and Portavo, Ballynahinch[1] on his father's death in 1844.[2] He served as a magistrate, deputy lieutenant and High Sheriff of County Down for 1852 and High Sheriff of Antrim for 1857.
He was elected the Member of Parliament for Downpatrick, 1841–1847 and 1859-1867 and for County Down, 1852–1857.[3]