Berkeley Taylor (before 1683 – 25 June 1735) was an Irish Member of Parliament.

Biography

The son of Robert Taylor of Ballynort, he entered 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 fran ...

as member for Askeaton at a by-election in 1723, and sat for the borough until his death. His father, brother

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, and sons

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and Edward were also MPs for Askeaton. Besides his estate at Ballynort in County Limerick, he also owned several properties in County Cork. He was

High Sheriff of County Limerick The High Sheriff of Limerick was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Limerick, Ireland from the 13th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Limerick County Sheriff. ...

in 1724 and a founder member of the

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in 1731.E. M. Johnston-Liik, ''History of the Irish Parliament 1690–1800'' (2002) vol. VI, pp. 375–6.

References

1680s births 1735 deaths High Sheriffs of County Limerick Irish MPs 1715–1727 Irish MPs 1727–1760 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Limerick constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub