Francis Hely-Hutchinson (26 October 1759 – 16 December 1827), styled The Honourable from 1783, was an

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politician.

Biography

He was the son of Christiana Nickson, 1st Baroness of Donoughmore of Knocklofty and The Rt Hon. John Hely-Hutchinson. He served as

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in the

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for

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from 1790 to 1798 and then for

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from 1798 until the Act of Union in 1801. He married Frances Nixon and had nine children. Their daughter, Louisa Frances Hely-Hutchinson married Francis Synge-Hutchinson and their son was Lt-Gen

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. His son

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succeeded to the peerages created for both his mother and

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. From 1800-27 he served as Collector of Customs at

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succeeding Theophilus Jones.

References

1769 births 1827 deaths Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for Dublin University Younger sons of barons

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