Sir Ralph Fetherston, 1st Baronet (died May 1780) was an

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politician. Fetherstone represented

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in the

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from 1765 to 1768. Between 1768 and his death in 1780 he represented St Johnstown.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.87 (Retrieved 4 April 2020). On 4 August 1776 he was created a

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, of Ardagh in the

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. On his death his title passed to his son, Thomas Fetherston.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fetherston, Ralph, 1st Baronet Year of birth unknown 1780 deaths 18th-century Anglo-Irish people Irish MPs 1761–1768 Irish MPs 1769–1776 Irish MPs 1776–1783 Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Longford constituencies