Beverley Ussher ( – September 1757) was an Irish Member of Parliament.

Biography

He was the son of Beverley Ussher of

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in County Waterford. He was

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in 1733 and then represented the county in the

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from 1735 until his death. He also served as

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in 1744. Two of his daughters married MPs: Mary married John Congreve in 1758 and Elizabeth married Henry Alcock in 1766.E. M. Johnston-Liik, ''History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800'' (2002) vol. VI, p. 457.

References

1700s births 1757 deaths High sheriffs of County Waterford Irish MPs 1727–1760 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Waterford constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub