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Robert Blakeney (died 1733)
Robert Blakeney (1679 – 1 May 1733) was an Irish Member of Parliament. He was the son of John Blakeney of Gallogh. William Blakeney, 1st Baron Blakeney was a second cousin. He was appointed High Sheriff of County Galway for 1709 and 1729. He represented Athenry in the Irish House of Commons from 1721 to his death. He married Sarah, the daughter of Gilbert Ormsby, M.P. and had 3 sons and 4 daughters. His son John Blakeney and grandsons Robert, John, Theophilus Theophilus is a male given name with a range of alternative spellings. Its origin is the Greek word Θεόφιλος from θεός (God) and φιλία (love or affection) can be translated as "Love of God" or "Friend of God", i.e., it is a theoph ... and William Blakeney were also MPs for Athenry. References * * http://thepeerage.com/p27663.htm#i276626 {{DEFAULTSORT:Blakeney, Robert 1679 births 1733 deaths People from Athenry Irish MPs 1727–1760 17th-century Irish people Politicians from County Galwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
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William Blakeney (died 1804)
Major William Blakeney (1735 – 2 November 1804) was an Irish British Army officer and politician. He was born the son of Irish MP John Blakeney and Grace Perrse, and was the brother of Robert, John and Theophilus Blakeney. As a soldier in the British Army William Blakeney fought in the German War at the Battle of Rheinberg (1758), during which he was wounded and at the Battle of Minden (1759), when he was again wounded. As Captain Blakeney he then fought in the American War of Independence at the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775), where he was yet again severely wounded. He retired at the rank of Major in 1779. He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Athenry from 1781 to 1783 and again from 1790 to 1800. He married Sarah Shields, daughter of Samuel Shields, on 6 September 1770 and was the father of Edward Blakeney Field Marshal Sir Edward Blakeney (26 March 1778 – 2 August 1868) was a British Army officer. After serving as a junior officer with the expedition t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politicians From County Galway
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17th-century Irish People
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Irish MPs 1727–1760
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People From Athenry
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1733 Deaths
Events January–March * January 13 – Borommarachathirat V becomes King of Siam (now Thailand) upon the death of King Sanphet IX. * January 27 – George Frideric Handel's classic opera, ''Orlando'' is performed for the first time, making its debut at the King's Theatre in London. * February 12 – British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. * March 21 – The Molasses Act is passed by British House of Commons, which reinforces the negative opinions of the British by American colonists. The Act then goes to the House of Lords, which consents to it on May 4 and it receives royal assent on May 17. * March 25 – English replaces Latin and Law French as the official language of English and Scottish courts following the enforcement of the Proceedings in Courts of Justice Act 1730. April–June * April 6 – **After British Prime Minister Robert Walpole's proposed excise tax bill results in rioting over the impositio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1679 Births
Events January–June * January 24 – King Charles II of England dissolves the "Cavalier Parliament", after nearly 18 years. * February 3 – Moroccan troops from Fez are killed, along with their commander Moussa ben Ahmed ben Youssef, in a battle against rebels in the Jbel Saghro mountain range, but Moroccan Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif is able to negotiate a ceasefire allowing his remaining troops safe passage back home. * February 5 – The Treaty of Celle is signed between France and Sweden on one side, and the Holy Roman Empire, at the town of Celle in Saxony (now in Germany). Sweden's sovereignty over Bremen-Verden is confirmed and Sweden cedes control of Thedinghausen and Dörverden to the Germans. * February 19 – Ajit Singh Rathore becomes the new Maharaja of the Jodhpur State a principality in India also known as Marwar, now located in Rajasthan state. * March 6 – In England, the " Habeas Corpus Parliament" (or "First Exclusion Parliam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theophilus Blakeney (died 1813)
Theophilus Blakeney (c. 1730 – 22 September 1813) was an Irish politician. He was born the son of MP John Blakeney and his wife Grace Persse of Roxborough House, County Galway, and was a brother of Robert, John and William Blakeney. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Athenry from 1768 to 1776 and from 1783 to 1799. During the intervening period, he was MP for Carlingford. He saw service with the British army at Quebec and Staten Island in 1761 while Captain in the Royal Sussex Regiment. In 1763 and again in 1776, he was appointed High Sheriff of County Galway. From 1772 he served as Surveyor General for Connacht. He married in 1782 to Margaret Stafford of Gillstown, County Roscommon. Their son was John Henry Blakeney. Their daughter Bridget married Sir Richard St George, 2nd Baronet Sir Richard Bligh St George, 2nd Baronet (1765 – 1851) was an Anglo-Irish politician. He was the eldest son of Sir Richard St George, 1st Baronet and Sarah Persse, daughter of Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Blakeney, 1st Baron Blakeney
Lieutenant General William Blakeney, 1st Baron Blakeney, KB, 7 September 1672 to 20 September 1761, was an Irish-born officer who served in the British army from 1695 until 1756. From 1725 to 1757, he also sat in the Parliament of Ireland as MP for Kilmallock, although he rarely attended. A tough, reliable and courageous soldier, Blakeney was also known for his innovative approach to weapons drill and training. One of the few officers to bolster their reputation during the Jacobite rising of 1745, he was rewarded by being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the British-held island of Menorca in 1748. When the Seven Years' War began in April 1756, the French occupied most of the island, although Blakeney and the garrison of Fort St. Philip held out for 70 days. Admiral John Byng was later court-martialled and shot for failing to relieve him, but Blakeney was made a baron in recognition of his resolute defence. Now over eighty years old, this ended his military career, and he reti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blakeney (died 1789)
John Blakeney (c. 1729 – 25 July 1789) was an Irish soldier. He was son of John Blakeney and Grace Perrse, grandson of Robert Blakeney, brother of Robert Blakeney, Theophilus Blakeney and William Blakeney, and uncle of John Blakeney and Edward Blakeney. As a soldier John Blakeney fought in the Battle of Culloden, the Battle of Matinico and the siege of Havana and reached the rank of Colonel. He represented Athenry in the Irish House of Commons from 1763 to his death. He was High Sheriff of County Galway The High Sheriff of County Galway was the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Galway. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258. Besi ... for 1768. He died unmarried. External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20090601105535/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm * http://thepeerage.com/p27666.htm#i276657 1720s births 1789 death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Blakeney (died 1762)
Robert Blakeney (c. 1724 – 30 December 1762) was an Irish Member of Parliament. He was born the son of John Blakeney and Grace Persse and was the brother of Theophilus, John and William Blakeney. He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Athenry from 1747 to his death. He served as High Sheriff of County Galway The High Sheriff of County Galway was the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Galway. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258. Besi ... in 1754. He married Gertrude Blakeney, daughter of Major Robert Blakeney on 28 May 1752. Their son John Blakeney also later sat as an MP for the borough. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blakeney, Robert 1720s births 1762 deaths Politicians from County Galway Irish MPs 1727–1760 Irish MPs 1761–1768 High Sheriffs of County Galway Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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