Francis Saunderson

Francis Saunderson (1754–1827) was an Anglo-Irish M.P. in both the Parliament of Ireland and the post-Acts of Union UK Parliament. He was a member of the Saunderson family seated at Castle Saunderson.

Francis Saunderson Esq., MP
Member of Parliament for County Cavan in Irish House of Commons
Member of Parliament for Cavan in UK House of Commons
Personal details
Born	15 September 1754[1]
Died	1827 (aged 72–73)[2] Castle Saunderson
Citizenship	Kingdom of Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Political party	Whigs
Spouse	Anne Bassett White (died 20 November 1854)[3]
Children	Alexander Saunderson, James Saunderson, Cecil Saunderson Slater[4]
Parent(s)	Alexander Saunderson Snr., Rose Lloyd
Alma mater	Eton College

Saunderson attend Eton College.^[2] He was High Sheriff of Cavan from 1781 to 1782.

A Whig, he was a member of the Irish House of Commons from 1790 to 1797, and again from 1798 to its dissolution in 1801 (which he had voted against). He was then co-opted onto the first UK parliament for the Cavan constituency, and then elected in the 1802 general election.^[2]

Saunderson married Anne Bassett White of Miskin, Wales in August 1778^[5] or 1779.^[1] Their son, Alexander, and grandson, Edward, also became MPs.^[1]

References

1. "SAUNDERSON, Francis (1754–1827), of Castle Saunderson, Co. Cavan". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
2. "The Late Francis Saunderson Esq. M.P. of Castle Saunderson". The Morning Chronicle. London. 30 January 1828. p. 4.
3. "Died". The Morning Post. 1 December 1845. p. 8.
4. "MARRIED". Jackson's Oxford Journal. 12 April 1817. p. 4. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
5. Courtney, William Prideaux (1910). Eight Friends of the Great. p. 153. Retrieved 20 June 2021 – via archive.org.