Edmond Alexander MacNaghten (2 August 1762 – 15 March 1832)[1] was an IrishTory politician fromCounty Antrim. He sat in theIrish House of Commons from 1797 until theAct of Union in 1800, and then in theHouse of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1830.
He was the oldest son of Edmund MacNaghten of Beardiville House (betweenColeraine andBushmills, County Antrim). His mother Hannah was a daughter of John Johnstone ofBelfast. MacNaghten was educated atGlasgow University and atLincoln's Inn.[2]
In the Irish House of Commons he sat forCounty Antrim from 1797 until the Union,[3]then he was aMember of Parliament (MP) forAntrim atWestminster until 1812.[1]From 1812 to 1826 he was an MP forOrford in Suffolk,[4] before sitting again for Antrim until 1830.[1]
MacNaghten wasHigh Sheriff of County Antrim from 1793–4, became a trustee of the Irish Linen Board in 1810.[2]He was aCommissioner of the Treasury for Ireland from 1813–17, and for the United Kingdom from March 1819 to July 1830.[2]
In 1818 he was made chief ofClan MacNaghten.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forCounty Antrim 1797 –1800 With:John Staples | Parliament of Ireland abolished byAct of Union |
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| Preceded by Parliament of Ireland | Member of Parliament forAntrim 1801 –1812 With:John Staples to 1802 Hon. John O'Neill from 1802 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forOrford 1812 –March 1820 With:Charles Arbuthnot to 1818 John Douglas from 1818 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forOrford May 1820 –1826 With:John Douglas to 1821 Marquess of Londonderry 1821–22 Charles Ross 1822–26 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forAntrim 1826 –1830 With:Hon. John O'Neill | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by Hugh Boyd | High Sheriff of Antrim 1793 – 1794 | Succeeded by Roger Moore |
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