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Lanesborough (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Lanesborough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. It takes its name from the village of Lanesborough in Co. Longford. Members of Parliament 1661–1692 1689 (Patriot Parliament Patriot Parliament is the name commonly used for the Irish Parliament session called by King James II during the Williamite War in Ireland which lasted from 1688 to 1691. The first since 1666, it held only one session, which lasted from 7 May ...) 1692–1801 Notes References * {{Use dmy dates, date=March 2012 Historic constituencies in County Longford Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) 1800 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies disestablished in 1800 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanesborough–Ballyleague
Lanesborough–Ballyleague (), more commonly known simply as Lanesborough, is a town in the midlands of Ireland. Lanesborough is on the County Longford (east) side and Ballyleague on the County Roscommon (west) side of the River Shannon. They are located at the northern tip of Lough Ree on the N63 national secondary road at its junction with the R371 (at Ballyleague) and R392 (at Lanesborough). The town of Longford is 16 km north-east on the N63, the town of Roscommon is 15 km south-west on the N63, the town of Ballymahon is 20 km south-east on the R392 and the town of Strokestown is 15 km north-west on the R371. Geography The river Shannon divides the two towns. As a result, the two towns are in two separate provinces (Leinster on the east and Connacht on the west); two separate counties (Longford on the east and Roscommon on the west); two separate Roman Catholic Dioceses ( Ardagh and Clonmacnoise on the east and Elphin on the west) ; and two separate Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Marlay
Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland. Equivalents include ''Antonio'' in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; ''Αντώνιος'' in Greek; ''António'' or ''Antônio'' in Portuguese; ''Antoni'' in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; '' Anton'' in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; ''Antoine'' in French; '' Antal'' in Hungarian; and ''Antun'' or '' Ante'' in Croatian. The usual abbreviated form is T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Cusack-Smith, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Cusack-Smith, 2nd Baronet FRS (23 January 1766 – 21 August 1836) was an Irish baronet, politician, and judge. Background and education Cusack-Smith was the only surviving son of Sir Michael Smith, 1st Baronet, Master of the Rolls in Ireland from 1801 to 1806, and his first wife Maryanne Cusack, daughter of James Cusack of Ballyronan, County Wicklow. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. Legal and judicial career Cusack-Smith was called to the Irish Bar in 1788, having studied at Lincoln's Inn, became King's Counsel in 1795, and was made Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1800. He was appointed a Baron of the Exchequer in 1801 at the remarkably early age of 35. The appointment caused some adverse comments, both because of his youth and because he was already displaying signs of eccentricity.Ball, F. Elrington " The Judges in Ireland 1221–1921 " John Murray, London, 1926 In April 1805 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was an eccentri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Moore (1749–1829)
Stephen Moore may refer to: * Stephen Moore (MP) (1836–1897), Irish politician *Stephen Moore (Canadian politician) * Stephen Moore (actor) (1937–2019), English actor, voice of Marvin the Android * Stephen Campbell Moore (born 1979), English actor * Stephen Moore (athlete) (born 1975), American decathlete * Stephen Moore (writer) (born 1960), economic writer, editor and former president of the Club for Growth; senior fellow at the Cato Institute * Stephen Moore (born 1970), technologist, businessman and former CTO of One.Tel * Stephen Moore (cricketer) (born 1980), English cricketer * Stephen Moore, 1st Viscount Mount Cashell (1696–1766), Anglo-Irish aristocrat *Stephen Moore, 1st Earl Mount Cashell (1730–1790), Anglo-Irish aristocrat, son of the above *Stephen Moore, 2nd Earl Mount Cashell (1770–1822), Anglo-Irish aristocrat, son of the above * Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount Cashell (1792–1883), Anglo-Irish aristocrat, son of the above * Stephen Moore (rugby union) (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gervase Parker Bushe
Gervase Parker Bushe (1744 – 13 August 1793) was an Irish landowner and MP. He was the son of Amyas Bushe of Dublin and his wife Elizabeth Parker. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford (where he matriculated in 1763) and at Trinity College Dublin (where he graduated BA, LLB and LLD). He became a lawyer and lived at Kilfane in County Kilkenny. He served as an MP in the Parliament of Ireland for Granard from 1767 to 1776, for Kilkenny City from 1778 to 1783, for Fore from 1783 to 1790 and for Lanesborough from 1790 to 1793. He was appointed High Sheriff of County Kilkenny for 1768-69.A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, 1912, Bernard Burke He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy. In a paper presented to the Academy in 1789 he calculated the population of Ireland as approximately 4 million. He died in August 1793 at Kilfane. He had married Mary Grattan, the daughter of James Grattan, the Recorder of Dublin and MP for Dublin City and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelius Bolton (died 1829)
Cornelius Bolton (1 October 1751 – 11 March 1829) was an Irish landowner and politician. Biography The eldest son and heir of Cornelius Bolton, he was Member of Parliament for the city of Waterford from 1776 to 1783, High Sheriff of County Waterford in 1778 and 1815 and Mayor of Waterford The Kings of Viking Waterford (914–1170) The Vikings, who had created a longphort near Waterford in 853, finally settled and created a town in 914. These were led by Ottir Iarla. Ragnall ua Ímair then installed himself over them in 917, how ... in 1810 and 1816. He was also MP for Lanesborough from 1783 to 1790. He built Faithlegg House (now a hotel) near Waterford in 1783 and married Eliza MacDonnell in 1789, with whom he had 3 sons and 3 daughters. References 1751 births 1829 deaths High Sheriffs of County Waterford Irish MPs 1776–1783 Irish MPs 1783–1790 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Waterford constituencies Members of the Parliament o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David La Touche (1729–1817)
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl Of Donoughmore
General John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore, GCB KC (15 May 1757 – 29 June 1832) was an Anglo-Irish politician, hereditary peer and soldier. Background He was the son of John Hely-Hutchinson and the Baroness Donoughmore. In 1801 he was created Baron Hutchinson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (gaining a seat in the House of Lords) and later succeeded to all his brother Richard's titles. He was educated at Eton College, Magdalen College, Oxford, and Trinity College, Dublin. He died 29 June 1832, never having married. Military career He entered the Army as a cornet in the 18th Dragoons in 1774, rising to a lieutenant the next year. In 1776 he was promoted to become a captain in the 67th Regiment of Foot, and a major there in 1781. He moved regiments again in 1783, becoming a lieutenant-colonel in, and colonel-commandant of, the 77th Regiment of Foot, which was, however, disbanded shortly afterwards following an earlier mutiny. He spent the next 11 years on ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Dillon, 1st Baron Clonbrock
Robert Dillon, 1st Baron Clonbrock PC (27 February 1754 – 22 July 1795), was an Irish politician. Dillon was the son of Luke Dillon and Bridget Kelly, daughter of John Kelly. His grandfather Robert Dillon had represented Dungarvan in the Irish House of Commons. Dillon was himself returned to the Irish Parliament for Lanesborough in 1776, a seat he held until 1790, when he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Clonbrock, of Clonbrock in the County of Galway. He was appointed an Irish Privy Counsellor in 1795, but died before he could be sworn in. Lord Clonbrock married Letitia Greene, daughter of John Greene, of Old Abbey, County Limerick, in 1776. He died at Clonbrock, County Galway "Righteousness and Justice" , anthem = () , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Galway.svg , map_caption = Location in Ireland , area_footnotes = , area_total_km2 = ..., in July 1795, aged 41, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bellingham Swan
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ... name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements ''wikt:ead#Old English, ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and ''wikt:weard#Old English, weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the House of Normandy, Norman and House of Plantagenet, Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III of England, Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I of England, Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Earbery
Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew. People Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: * Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot * Matthias of Trakai (–1453), Lithuanian clergyman, bishop of Samogitia and of Vilnius * Matthias Flacius, Lutheran reformer * Matthias the Prophet, see Robert Matthews (religious impostor) Claimed to be the reincarnation of the original Matthias during the Second Great Awakening * Matthias F. Cowley, Latter-day Saint apostle In the arts: * Matthias Grünewald, highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance * Matthías Jochumsson, Icelandic poet * Matthias Lechner, German film art director * Matthias Paul (actor), German actor * Matthias Schoenaerts, Belgian actor In nobility: * Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, King of Hungary * Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg dynasty) In music: * Matthias Bame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Gore, 1st Baron Annaly
Henry Gore, 1st Baron Annaly (8 March 1728 – 5 June 1793) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. Gore was the third son of George Gore and Bridget Sankey. One of his elder brothers was John Gore, who was created Baron Annaly (first creation) in 1766. Between 1758 and 1760, Gore was the Member of Parliament for Longford County in the Irish House of Commons. He then represented Lanesborough between 1761 and 1768, before sitting again for Longford County from 1768 and 1789.E. M. Johnston-Liik''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.91. Retrieved 23 January 2023. He was High Sheriff of Longford in 1765 and held the office of Examiner of Customs in 1770. On 23 September 1789, he was created Baron Annaly, of Tenelick in the Peerage of Ireland, a revival of the title created for his deceased brother, and assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords. He married Mary Smyth, daughter of Skeffington Randal Smyth a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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