Richard Davison (1796 – 20 February 1869) was a

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politician. Davison was Member of Parliament (MP) for

from 1852 to 1860, when he resigned his seat. A defender of the established church in Ireland, in 1863 Davison read a paper 'On the present position of the Irish Church' to the 5th annual conference of the united dioceses of Down, Connor and Dromore.''The Times'', 31 October 1863 Richard was the 3rd son of Alexander Davison of Knockboy, Broughshane, County Antrim, and his wife Mary née McKillop. He died at Cultra, County Down, and was buried in the Presbyterian churchyard in Broughshane. In 1822 he married Margaret, 4th and youngest daughter of George Casement of Larne, County Antrim; she died in 1847.

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* 1796 births 1869 deaths UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 Irish Conservative Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Belfast constituencies (1801–1922) Politicians from Belfast {{Conservative-UK-MP-1790s-stub