Sir John Newport, 1756-1843
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Sir John Newport (1756-1843), Irish Politician. b. Waterford, 1756. Educated at Eton. Volunteer delegate. MP for Waterford City, 1803-32. acting in consort with the Whigs. Irish Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1806-39. Steady supporter of Catholic Emancipation taking a very active part in parliamentary debates. Died in Waterford in 1843. [Source: Crone, Concise Dictionary of Irish Biography, 1928; Webb, Compendium of Irish Biography, 1878].
From the guide to the Newport Papers, [19th century], (Queen's University, Belfast)
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