The Beresford, later Beresford-Peirse Baronetcy, of Bagnall in the County of Waterford, is a title in the

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. It was created on 21 May 1814 for John Beresford. He was an

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in the

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and also represented

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, Berwick-on-Tweed,

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and

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in the

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. Beresford was the illegitimate son of

George Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford George de la Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford, KP, PC (Ire) (8 January 1735 – 3 December 1800) was an Irish politician, known as George Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone from 1763 to 1789. Beresford was the eldest son of Marcus Ber ...

, and the brother of

William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford General William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, 1st Marquis of Campo Maior, (; 2 October 1768 – 8 January 1854) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician. A general in the British Army and a Marshal in the Portuguese Army, he fough ...

. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet, from his first marriage to Mary Molloy. He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his nephew, the third Baronet. He was the eldest son of Henry William de la Poer Beresford-Peirse (1820–1859), eldest son of the first Baronet's second marriage to Harriett Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Peirse. He served as Chairman of the

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County Council. His grandson, the fifth Baronet, was Director-General of the

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between 1962 and 1968. As of 2022 the title is held by the latter's grandson, the seventh Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2013.

Beresford, later Beresford-Peirse baronets, of Bagnall (1814)

* Sir John Beresford, 1st Baronet (1766–1844) * Sir George de la Poer Beresford, 2nd Baronet (1811–1873) * Sir Henry Monson de la Poer Beresford-Peirse, 3rd Baronet (1850–1926) * Sir Henry Bernard de la Poer Beresford-Peirse, 4th Baronet (1875–1949) * Sir Henry Campbell de la Poer Beresford-Pierse, 5th Baronet (1905–1972) * Sir Henry Grant de la Poer Beresford-Peirse, 6th Baronet (1933–2013) * Sir Henry Njers de la Poer Beresford-Peirse, 7th Baronet (born 1969) The

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is the present holder's son, Harry Tamlyn de la Poer Beresford-Peirse (born 2007).

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Beresford-Peirse Lieutenant-General Sir Noel Monson de la Poer Beresford-Peirse KBE, CB, DSO (22 December 1887 – 14 January 1953) was a British Army officer. Family background Beresford-Peirse was the son of Colonel William John de la Poer Beresford-Pei ...

Beresford family

Beresford, later Beresford-Peirse baronets, of Bagnall (1814)

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