James Sharman Crawford Explained
James Sharman Crawford (1812 – 28 April 1878) was the Member of Parliament for County Down, 1874–1878.` He was a son of William Sharman Crawford who had unsuccessfully contested the constituency in 1852.[1] He was also a member of a landed gentry family.[2]
Notes and References
- Brian Walker, 'Landowners and Parliamentary Elections in County Down, 1801-1921' PP 307-8 in Lindsay Proudfoot, 'Down - History and Society', Geography Publications, 1997
- Burke's Landed Gentry, 5th edition (1871) Volume II, P 1251