James Johnston Clark (1809 β June 1891) was a Unionist politician in Ireland.
Clark was born the: son of Alexander. And Margaret (nΓ©e Johnston) Clark of Maghera. He inherited Largantogher House, Maghera, County Londonderry on theββdeath of his father in 1842 and was appointed High Sheriff of County Londonderry for 1849.
He served as a Unionist Member of Parliament for County Londonderry from 9 March 1857 until 1859. He was a member of the Carlton Club, London.
He married Frances, "the daughter of Robert Hall of Merton Hall," Tipperary. His son, Sir William Ovens Clark, was Chief Justice of Punjab Chief Court. Clark's grandson was James Lenox-Conyngham Chichester-Clark and his great-grandson was Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Lord Moyola. He was the father-in-law of John Kells Ingram.
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- ^ Burke, Bernard (1912). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland.
- ^ "House of Commons Constituencies". Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
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- ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms, Vol. F,". National Library of Ireland. p. 202. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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- Hansard 1803β2005: contributions in Parliament by James Clark
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Londonderry 1857 β 1859 With: Theobald Jones Mar β Apr 1857 Samuel Macurdy Greer 1857β1859 |
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