Alexander Gradon (circa 1666 – May 1739), also spelt Graydon, was an Irish politician. Gradon represented

Naas Naas ( ; or ) is the county town of County Kildare in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In 2022, it had a population of 26,180, making it the largest town in County Kildare (ahead of Newbridge, County Kildare, Newbridge) and the List of urban ar ...

in the

Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until the end of 1800. The upper house was the Irish House of Lords, House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, ...

between 1703 and 1711. He then sat for Harristown from 1713 to 1714, and again from 1715 to 1727. In 1731, a man named Alexander Graydon was arrested for abetting a violent assault on Naas MP John Bourke. According to Eugene L. Wolfe, it is possible but not certain that this was the same man.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gradon, Alexander Year of birth unknown 1739 deaths Irish MPs 1703–1713 Irish MPs 1713–1714 Irish MPs 1715–1727 Politicians from County Kildare Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kildare constituencies Year of birth uncertain