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Brockhill Newburgh
Colonel Brockhill Newburgh ( – 11 January 1741) was an Irish politician. He was the second son of Thomas Newburgh and his wife Mary, the daughter of Brockhill Taylor, M.P, of Ballyhaise, who had represented Cavan Borough in the Irish House of Commons. He inherited the estate of Ballyhaise in 1697 on the death of his elder brother. He was appointed High Sheriff of Cavan for 1704. From 1715 until 1727, Newburgh sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cavan County. He was chairman of the Linen Board. He built Ballyhaise House, and did much to improve the village of Ballyhaise, erecting the first stone bridge there. He married Maria, the daughter of Oliver More of Salestown, Co. Kildare, and died on 11 January 1741/2, leaving four sons and two daughters. His eldest son and heir was the poet Thomas Newburgh Thomas Newburgh (–1779) was an Irish poet. He was the eldest son of Brockhill Newburgh, chairman of the board of linen manufacturers, who owned estates and property a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest on Earth. Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million living in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Saunderson
Robert Saunderson was an English barrister from Lincolnshire who served one term as a member of the House of Commons of England for the Cornish rotten borough of West Looe. He was the brother of Nicholas Saunderson, 1st Viscount Castleton, and a nephew of Thomas Grantham. Born after 1561, he was the second son of Robert Saunderson of Saxby and Fillingham in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire. He was educated at Broadgates Hall of Oxford University, and in 1579 was admitted to Lincoln's Inn. He corresponded with Michael Hickes, and is believed to have been politically connected to Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, (1 June 156324 May 1612), was an English statesman noted for his direction of the government during the Union of the Crowns, as Tudor England gave way to Stuart period, Stuart rule (1603). Lord Salisbury s .... He served a single term as MP in 1589 in the 7th Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I. References {{DEFAULTS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish MPs 1715–1727
Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968) * Irish Bob Murphy, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961) * Irish McCal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politicians From County Cavan
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a politician can be anyone who seeks to achieve political power in a government. Identity Politicians are people who are politically active, especially in party politics. Political positions range from local governments to state governments to federal governments to international governments. All ''government leaders'' are considered politicians. Media and rhetoric Politicians are known for their rhetoric, as in speeches or campaign advertisements. They are especially known for using common themes that allow them to develop their political positions in terms familiar to the voters. Politicians of necessity become expert users of the media. Politicians in the 19th century made heavy use of newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1741 Deaths
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1660s Births
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John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham
John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham (1687 – 6 August 1759) was an Irish peer and politician. He was the son of the Reverend Robert Maxwell and Anne Stewart, daughter of Colonel George Stewart. His paternal grandfather was Robert Maxwell, Bishop of Kilmore. He was appointed Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland) and held the office from 1725 until his death. He was a member of parliament (MP) of the Irish House of Commons for County Cavan from 1727 to 1756. He inherited Farnham estate from his cousin in 1737 and was appointed High Sheriff of Cavan for 1739. The latter year he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Farnham, of Farnham in the County of Cavan. He had married in 1719 Judith Barry, daughter of James Barry of Newton Barry and Anne Meredyth, and had the following children: # Robert Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham, 2nd Baron Farnham (born – died 16 November 1779 without male issue). (Earldom extinct, 1779) # Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham, 3rd Baron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Coote (1695–1750)
Charles Coote ( – 19 October 1750) was an Irish politician. Coote was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. ''Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)'', George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 176: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 Coote was the son of Thomas Coote, a leading politician and judge, and his third wife Anne Lovett, daughter of Alderman Christopher Lovett and widow of William Tighe of County Carlow. He was a grandson of Richard Coote, 1st Baron Coote. He was baptised on 15 September 1695. He was High Sheriff of Cavan in 1719. He served as Member of the Parliament of Ireland (MP) for Granard from 1723 to 1727, and for Cavan County from 1727 to 1750. He married Prudence Geering, daughter of Richard Geering, in 1722 and had one son and seven daughters. His son Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mervyn Pratt
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Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Baronet
Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Baronet (c.1640 – 4 February 1714) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Hamilton was the son of Sir Charles Hamilton, 2nd Baronet, of Castle Hamilton and in 1689 he succeeded to his father's baronetcy. He was the Member of Parliament for County Cavan in the Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fra ... between 1661 and 1666, before representing the seat again from 1692 until his death in 1714.E. M. Johnston-Liik''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.93 (Retrieved 17 January 2023). Upon his death, his title became either extinct or dormant. References 17th-century births 1714 deaths 17th-century Anglo-Irish people 18th-century Anglo-Irish peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyhaise Agricultural College
Ballyhaise (; ) is a village in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated some north-northeast of Cavan Town. It is approximately a 15-minute drive or 11 km via the N54 to the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The River Annalee flows near the village. Location The village of Ballyhaise is located within the parish of Castletara and contains both Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland churches. History Ballyhaise has elements of a planned, Palladian estate village which was built to facilitate a local linen industry in the 1700s. The industry had failed by the 1800s. Today the village is home to a population of 711. The remnants of the Ballyhaise Estate Village lie in the possession of the state who acquired Ballyhaise house in 1905 and has run as an agricultural college ever since. The elaborate gardens of Colonel Newburgh's Ballyhaise house have ceased to exist with time, but Rev. William Henry words' in 1739 remain that Ballyhaise was 'made to last forever.' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Newburgh
Thomas Newburgh (–1779) was an Irish poet. He was the eldest son of Brockhill Newburgh, chairman of the board of linen manufacturers, who owned estates and property at Ballyhaise, co. Cavan. Amongst his works was a miscellaneous collection, ''Essays, Poetical, Moral, &c.'', 1769, sometimes appearing in bibliographic records as the work of his father. Newburgh attended Oxford University, but returned to Ireland when he inherited the family estate. Newburgh's poetry included descriptions of buildings and monuments, unusual for the period, such as the lines on a walk at St Stephen's Green St Stephen's Green () is a garden square and public park located in the city centre of Dublin, Ireland. The current landscape of the park was designed by William Sheppard. It was officially re-opened to the public on Tuesday, 27 July 1880 by .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Newburgh, Thomas Irish poets 1690s births 1779 deaths People from County Cavan Alumni of the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
