John Cairnes (politician) explained

John Cairnes was an Irish politician.

He was the son of Thomas Cairnes and his wife Jane Scott, daughter of John Scott.[1] In 1639, Cairnes was elected as Member of Parliament for Augher, representing the constituency in the Irish House of Commons until the following year.[2]

He married Jane Miller, daughter of James Miller.[1] Cairnes's oldest son Alexander was created a baronet and was succeeded by his younger brother Henry.[1] Like his second son William, both sat also in the Parliament of Ireland.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Burke, John . John Bernhard Burke . A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland . Scott, Webster, and Geary . London . 2nd . 1841 . 95 .
  2. Web site: ThePeerage - John Cairnes . 21 June 2009 .
  3. Web site: Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800 . 21 June 2009 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20090601105535/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm . 1 June 2009 .

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