Edward Ruthven (born 1796) was an Irish politician. The son of Edward Southwell Ruthven, a Member of Parliament for Dublin City, Ruthven lived at Ballyfan House in

County Kildare County Kildare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the Local gove ...

, and became a

magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judi ...

for both counties Down and Kildare. At the 1832 UK general election, Ruthven stood in

for the

Repeal Association The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell in 1830 to campaign for a repeal of the Acts of Union of 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland. The Association's aim was to revert Ireland to ...

, and won the seat. In Parliament, he argued for the confiscation of land belonging to the

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, and for the revenue on the land to support the poor. Ruthven was re-elected in

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, but lost his seat at the 1837 UK general election.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruthven, Edward 1796 births Year of death missing Irish Repeal Association MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Kildare constituencies (1801–1922) Politicians from County Kildare UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837