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Limerick County (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Limerick County was a constituency represented 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 ... until 1800. Members of Parliament Notes References * {{coord missing, County Limerick Historic constituencies in County Limerick Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) 1800 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies disestablished in 1800 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Constituency
In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons. Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by electoral districts called "constituencies" as opposed to " wards": * The House of Commons (see Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom) * The Scottish Parliament (see Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions) * The Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament, Senedd (see National Assembly for Wales constituencies and electoral regions, Senedd constituencies and electoral regions) * The Northern Ireland Assembly (see Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies) * The London Assembly (see List of London Assembly constituencies) Between 1921 and 1973 the following body also included members elected by constituencies: * The Parliament of Northern Ireland (see Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies) Electoral areas called constituencies were previously used in election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Southwell, 1st Baron Southwell
Thomas Southwell, 1st Baron Southwell PC (Ire) (1665 – 4 August 1720), known as Sir Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baronet from 1681 to 1717, was an Irish peer and politician. Background He was the oldest son of Richard Southwell, son of Sir Thomas Southwell, 1st Baronet, and his wife Lady Elizabeth O'Brien, daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin. His younger brothers were William Southwell and Richard Southwell. In 1681, his father having predeceased him, Southwell succeeded his grandfather as baronet. During the Glorious Revolution of 1689, after he led an unsuccessful rising in County Galway, he and his brother were attainted by the parliament of King James II of England. Southwell was also imprisoned, but was released and pardoned the following year. Career In 1695, Southwell entered the Irish House of Commons for County Limerick, representing it until 1713. He was returned for the constituency again from 1715 until August 1717, when he was elevated to the Peerage o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Henry Hartstonge, 3rd Baronet
Sir Henry Hartstonge, 3rd Baronet (c. 1725 – 1797) was an Anglo-Irish politician and landowner who sat in the Irish House of Commons as member for Limerick County. He was a close political associate of his influential brother-in-law Edmund Pery, 1st Viscount Pery. He gave his name to Hartstonge Street, Limerick. Family He was born at Bruff, County Limerick, only son of Price Hartstonge, MP for Charleville, and Alice Widenham, daughter and co-heiress of Henry Widenham of Kildimo. Price was the eldest surviving son of Sir Standish Hartstonge, 2nd Baronet, but he died before his father, so Henry inherited the title on his grandfather's death in 1751. The Hartstonges, who were originally from Norfolk, inherited Bruff from the Standish family in the middle of the seventeenth century. Thereafter they lived mainly in Ireland, and over the course of the next century they became substantial landowners in Limerick, Cork and Tipperary. Henry was educated at Trinity College, Dublin of whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Oliver (1736–1798)
The Rt. Hon. Silver Oliver PC (1736 – 21 November 1798) was an Irish landowner and Privy Counsellor politician who owned Castle Oliver in County Limerick, Ireland. Early life He was the son of Jane Katherine (née Silver) Oliver and Robert Oliver, who also sat in the Irish House of Commons for Kilmallock. His paternal grandfather was Robert Oliver (son of Charles Oliver who lived at Clonodfoy, County Limerick) and was also an Irish MP for Kilmallock and County Limerick. Career He held the office of Member of Parliament for Kilmallock in 1757. He held the office of High Sheriff of County Limerick in 1764. He held the office of Member of Parliament for County Limerick in 1768, serving until 1776. In 1769, he was appointed Privy Councillor. Personal life On 4 February 1759, Oliver was married to Isabella Sarah Newman (d. 1777), a daughter of Richard Newman. Together, they lived at Castle Oliver in County Limerick, Ireland. They were the parents of: * Samual Oliver (–1769 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Southwell, 2nd Viscount Southwell
Thomas Arthur Southwell, 2nd Viscount Southwell (16 April 1742 – 14 February 1796), styled The Honourable from 1766 until 1780, was an Irish peer and politician. He was the oldest son of Thomas Southwell, 1st Viscount Southwell and his wife Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Arthur Cecil Hamilton of Castle Hamilton, Killeshandra Co. Cavan. His younger brother was Robert Henry Southwell. Southwell was educated at Trinity College Dublin. In 1780, he succeeded his father as viscount. In 1767, Southwell entered the Irish House of Commons for County Limerick, the same constituency his father had represented before, and sat for it until the following year. Marriage, children, and succession On 7 November 1774, he married Sophia Maria Josepha Walsh, third daughter of Francis Joseph Walsh, Comte de Serrant, and had by her four sons and four daughters. Southwell died aged 53 and was succeeded in his titles by his oldest son Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Southwell, 1st Viscount Southwell
Thomas George Southwell, 1st Viscount Southwell (4 May 1721 – 29 August 1780), styled The Honourable from birth until 1766, was an Irish politician and freemason. Background He was the oldest son of Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baron Southwell and his wife Mary Coke, eldest daughter of Thomas Coke. Southwell was educated at Lincoln's Inn and went then to Christ Church, Oxford. He was commissioned an ensign in the 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards on 1 May 1738, retiring from the Army in November 1741. Between 1753 and 1757, Southwell was Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Ireland. Career In 1747, Southwell entered the Irish House of Commons for Enniscorthy, sitting for it until 1761. Subsequently, he was returned for Limerick County, the same constituency his father and his uncle Henry Southwell had represented before, until 1766, when he succeeded his father as baron. Three years later, Southwell delivered his maiden speech in the Irish House of Lords. He was appointed Constable of Limer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Massy, 1st Baron Massy
Hugh Massy, 1st Baron Massy (1700 – 30 January 1788) was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician. Massy was the son of Colonel Hugh Massy and the elder brother of General Eyre Massey, 1st Baron Clarina. He married firstly Mary Dawson, daughter of Colonel James Dawson by who he had four children. He married secondly Rebecca Delap, daughter of Francis Delap of Antigua, and had a further seven children. He was appointed High Sheriff of County Limerick for 1739 and was a Member of the Irish House of Commons for Limerick County between 1759 and 1776. Subsequently, he represented Old Leighlin until 1777. In 1776 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Massy, of Duntrileague in the County of Limerick. Lord Massy died in January 1788 and was succeeded in the barony by his son Hugh Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Southwell (politician)
Henry Southwell (September 1700 – 20 October 1758), styled The Honourable from 1717, was an Irish politician and soldier. He was the second son of Thomas Southwell, 1st Baron Southwell and his wife Lady Meliora Coningsby, eldest daughter of Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby and his first wife Barbara Gorges. His uncles were William Southwell and Richard Southwell. In 1729, Southwell entered the Irish House of Commons for County Limerick, the same constituency his father and his older brother Thomas had represented before, and sat for it until his death in 1758. He was appointed Deputy Governor of County Limerick "Remember Limerick" , image_map = Island_of_Ireland_location_map_Limerick.svg , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Munster , subdivision ... and captain of a troop of grenadiers in 1735. He married Dulcinea Royse, daughter of Reverend Henry Royse, and had b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Southwell (Limerick Politician)
Richard Southwell (c. 1671 – 17 September 1729) was an Irish politician. He was the fifth and youngest son of Richard Southwell and his wife Lady Elizabeth O'Brien, daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin and Elizabeth St. Leger. His older brothers were Thomas Southwell, 1st Baron Southwell and William Southwell. During the Glorious Revolution of 1688, he and his brothers were attainted by the parliament of King James II of England. Southwell was High Sheriff of County Limerick in 1707. He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for County Limerick in 1727, representing the constituency until his death two years later. Southwell married Agnes Rose, daughter of George Rose of North Morgans, County Limerick, and by her, he had an only son, John. John married his cousin Sarah Rose, daughter of George's brother Henry Rose, a justice of the Court of King's Bench (Ireland), and had a daughter Agnes Elizabeth, who married John Wandesford, 1st Earl Wandesford. He lived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyre Evans
Eyre may refer to: Name *Eyre (given name) *Eyre (surname) Places Australia National *Eyre Highway, a highway connecting South Australia and Western Australia South Australia * Eyre Peninsula (other) *Eyre, South Australia, a suburb * Lake Eyre (other) Western Australia *Electoral district of Eyre *Esperance Plains, biogeographic region of Australia also known as Eyre Botanical District *Eyre Bird Observatory * Eyre Telegraph Station Elsewhere * Eyre, Raasay, a location in Highland, Scotland * Eyre, Saskatchewan, Canada *Eyre, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland *Eyre Creek (other) *Eyre Hall, home of the Eyre family in Virginia *Eyre River (other) *Eyre Square, Galway, Ireland *Leyre (river), France Other uses *Eyre (legal term), in medieval England *Jane Eyre (other) See also *Eyre legend, about the Eyre/Ayre family *Eyre Methuen, a publishing company *Éire, island of Ireland *Ayre Ayre ( ; gv, Inver Ayre) is one of the six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baron Southwell
Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baron Southwell PC (Ire), FRS (7 January 1698 – 19 November 1766), styled The Honourable from 1717 until 1720, was an Irish peer, politician and freemason. Background He was the oldest son of Thomas Southwell, 1st Baron Southwell and his wife Lady Meliora Coningsby, eldest daughter of Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby. His uncles were William Southwell and Richard Southwell, his younger brother was Henry Southwell. In 1743, Southwell became Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, a position he held until the following year. Career In 1717, Southwell entered the Irish House of Commons for Limerick County, the same constituency his father had represented before, and sat for it until 1720, when he succeeded him also as baron. In 1726, Southwell was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1735 and was Governor of County Limerick until his resignation in 1762. Family In March 1719, he married Mary Coke, elde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Oliver (politician)
Robert Oliver may refer to: * Robert Don Oliver (1895–1980), British Royal Navy officer * Robert Dudley Oliver (1766–1850), British Royal Navy officer * Robert Shaw Oliver (1847–1935), United States Assistant Secretary of War * Robert T. Oliver (1909–2000), American author, lecturer, and authority on public speaking * Robert W. Oliver (1815–1899), first Chancellor of the University of Kansas * Robert Oliver (canoeist) (born 1988), British Paralympic canoeist * Robert Oliver (chef), New Zealand chef, raised in Fiji and Samoa * Robert Oliver (cyclist) (born 1950), New Zealand road and track cyclist * Robert Oliver (priest) (1710–1784), Archdeacon of the East Riding * Robert Oliver (soldier) (1738–1810), American Revolutionary War lieutenant colonel and politician * Robert Oliver, founding director of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad See also * Bob Oliver Robert Lee Oliver (February 8, 1943 – April 19, 2020) was an American professional baseball first baseman and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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