John McCance (1772 – 11 August 1835) was an Irish politician. Born in Farmhill, McCance was educated at the

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and then worked in his uncle's linen business. He lived at Suffolk House for many years, and rebuilt the property in 1824. From 1821, he was a partner in what became the

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, chairing its management committee. He became a magistrate in 1801, was High Sheriff of County Down in 1825, and High Sheriff of County Antrim in 1827. McCance stood in the 1835 UK general election in

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for the Whigs. He won the seat, but died later in the year. He is buried in

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in London.

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1772 births 1835 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Belfast constituencies UK MPs 1835–1837 Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub