He was elected to the House of Commons in 1807, sitting as MP for Newton until 1818. He subsequently became involved in the politics of the town of Warrington, helping to establish the Warrington Operative Conservative Association.[2] Such associations were established in the north west of England in order to enlist the support of working class men against the emerging Radical and Chartist movements.[3]
He returned to parliament at the 1835 general election when he won the parliamentary borough of Warrington from the Liberal Party. He sat as the town's MP until he retired in 1847. He was a strong defender of the established church, and was opposed to the endowment of Roman Catholic priests and the appropriation of church property for secular purposes. He also supported the improvement of working conditions, in particular the Ten Hours Act of 1847.[4]
Blackburne married his cousin, Anne Bamford. Their son, also named John Ireland Blackburne, was also a member of parliament from 1875 – 1885.[5]
Referencesedit
^"Hale". A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3. British History Online. 1907. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
^"First Annual Meeting of the Warrington Operative Conservative Association". The Times. 27 April 1836. p. 2.
^Howe, Anthony (1984). The cotton masters, 1830–1860. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 112. ISBN0-19-821894-X.
^"Election Intelligence". The Times. 19 May 1847. p. 6.
john, ireland, blackburne, 1783, 1874, john, ireland, blackburne, 1783, january, 1874, british, conservative, politician, born, hale, hall, lancashire, john, blackburne, lord, manor, hale, member, parliament, lancashire, wife, anne, née, robard, shepton, malle. John Ireland Blackburne 26 May 1783 27 January 1874 was a British Conservative politician Born at Hale Hall Lancashire he was the son of John Blackburne lord of the manor of Hale and Member of Parliament for Lancashire and his wife Anne nee Robard of Shepton Mallet Somerset He was descended from two old Lancashire families the Irelands and the Blackburnes 1 He was elected to the House of Commons in 1807 sitting as MP for Newton until 1818 He subsequently became involved in the politics of the town of Warrington helping to establish the Warrington Operative Conservative Association 2 Such associations were established in the north west of England in order to enlist the support of working class men against the emerging Radical and Chartist movements 3 He returned to parliament at the 1835 general election when he won the parliamentary borough of Warrington from the Liberal Party He sat as the town s MP until he retired in 1847 He was a strong defender of the established church and was opposed to the endowment of Roman Catholic priests and the appropriation of church property for secular purposes He also supported the improvement of working conditions in particular the Ten Hours Act of 1847 4 Blackburne married his cousin Anne Bamford Their son also named John Ireland Blackburne was also a member of parliament from 1875 1885 5 References editLeigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Hale A History of the County of Lancaster Volume 3 British History Online 1907 Retrieved 19 July 2009 First Annual Meeting of the Warrington Operative Conservative Association The Times 27 April 1836 p 2 Howe Anthony 1984 The cotton masters 1830 1860 Oxford Oxford University Press p 112 ISBN 0 19 821894 X Election Intelligence The Times 19 May 1847 p 6 The Gentleman s Magazine 1833 p 465External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by John Ireland BlackburneParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byPeter Heron Thomas Brooke Member of Parliament for Newton1807 1818 With Peter Heron 1806 1814Thomas Legh 1814 1818 Succeeded byThomas LeghThomas ClaughtonPreceded byWilliam Edmund George Hornby Member of Parliament for Warrington1835 1847 Succeeded byGilbert Greenall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Ireland Blackburne 1783 1874 amp oldid 1066204805, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
