Arthur St Leger, 2nd Viscount Doneraile (c. 1695 – 13 March 1734) was an

Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish people () denotes an ethnic, social and religious grouping who are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. They mostly belong to the Anglican Church of Ireland, which was the establis ...

politician and peer. St Leger was the eldest son of

Arthur St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile Arthur St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile (died 7 July 1727) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. St Leger was the son of John St. Leger and his first wife Lady Mary Chichester, the daughter of Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall and his fir ...

and Elizabeth Hayes, daughter of John Hayes. He was elected to 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 ...

as the Member of Parliament for

Doneraile Doneraile (), historically Dunerayl, is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is on the R581 regional road east of the N20 road, which runs from Limerick to Cork. It is about north of Mallow town. It is on the River Awbeg, a branch of the ...

, sitting between 1715 and 1727. In 1727, he inherited his father's viscountcy and took his seat in the

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. He married, firstly, Hon. Mary Mohun, daughter of

Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun (c. 1675 – 15 November 1712) was an English politician best known for his frequent participation in duels and for his reputation as a rake. He was killed in the celebrated Hamilton–Mohun Duel in Hyde Park ...

, on 8 June 1717. He married, secondly, Catherine Sarah Conyngham, daughter of Captain John Conyngham, in March 1725. He was succeeded by his eldest son from his first marriage, Arthur. After the death of the fourth Viscount without issue, the title passed to a descendant in the female line.Edmund Lodge, ''The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage: With Sketches of the Family Histories of the Nobility'' (Saunders and Otley, 1838), 151-2.

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Year of birth uncertain 1695 births 1734 deaths Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland 18th-century Anglo-Irish people Irish MPs 1715–1727

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brittonic languages, Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. An ...

Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cork constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub