Archibald Acheson 1st Viscount Gosford
PC (Ire) (1 September 1718 – 5 September 1790), known as Sir Achibald Acheson, 6th Bt from 1748 to 1776, was an
Irish
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peer and politician.
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Education
Burtchaell was educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College, Dublin.
Career
*Barrister King's Inns, 1879
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...
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Career
Sadleir's first involvement with the of ...
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Life
The son of Sir
Arthur Acheson, 5th Baronet, he succeeded to the
baronetcy
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upon the death of his father, and was subsequently created
Baron Gosford in 1776 and
Viscount Gosford in 1785. Acheson entered the
Irish House of Commons
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for
Dublin University
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in 1741 and was a
Member of Parliament
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for it until 1761. Subsequently, he represented
Armagh County until 1776. In 1768, he was also elected for
Killyleagh
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, but chose to sit for the latter constituency. Between 1776 and 1777, he was returned for
Enniskillen
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. He was appointed
High Sheriff of Armagh
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in 1751
and
High Sheriff of Cavan
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in 1761. Between 1756 and 1761, he was
Deputy Governor of County Armagh and on 7 May he was sworn of the
Privy Council of Ireland
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.
Family
He married Mary Richardson in 1740, with whom he had the following children:
*Hon Nichola Acheson
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Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford
Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford PC (14 January 1807), known as The Viscount Gosford between 1790 and 1806, was an Irish peer of Scottish descent and politician.
Early life
Arthur Acheson was born . He was the eldest son of Archibald Ache ...
(c. 1742–1807)
He was the father of Hon. Anna Maria Acheson, whose mother is not mentioned.
References
thePeerage.com
1718 births
1790 deaths
High Sheriffs of Armagh
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Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland
Peers of Ireland created by George III
High Sheriffs of Cavan
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Down constituencies
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Fermanagh constituencies
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for Dublin University
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Armagh constituencies
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