Ebenezer John Collett (22 May 1755 - 31 October 1833) was an English hop merchant who served as

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MP for the

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from 1814 to 1818, then MP for

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from 1819 to 1830. Collett unsuccessfully contested the

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parliamentary seat in 1812, but was returned on a vacancy for Grampound two years later on the interest of Sir Christopher Hawkins. He voted against Catholic relief in 1816 and 1817, and also against education of the poor in 1818. Defeated at Grampound in 1818, he was found a seat at Cashel by Sir

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, as he had given ‘a never failing support’ and was ‘a Protestant’. He duly voted against Catholic relief again in 1819. Although representing an Irish constituency, he never went to

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, but held his seat until 1830. Collett was the fourth son of Joseph Collett of

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and Sarah née Smith. He married Margaret Alsager (died 7 March 1826), daughter of cloth merchant Thomas Alsager, on 17 November 1795.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Collett, Ebenezer John 1755 births UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Cornwall Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Tipperary constituencies (1801–1922) Tory MPs (pre-1834) 1833 deaths British merchants