Hugh Massy, 1st Baron Massy (1700 – 30 January 1788) was an

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peer and politician. Massy was the son of Colonel Hugh Massy and the elder brother of General

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. He married firstly Mary Dawson, daughter of Colonel James Dawson by who he had four children. He married secondly Rebecca Delap, daughter of Francis Delap of

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, and had a further seven children. He was appointed

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for 1739 and was a Member of the

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for Limerick County between 1759 and 1776. Subsequently, he represented

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until 1777. In 1776 he was raised to the

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as Baron Massy, of Duntrileague in the County of Limerick. Lord Massy died in January 1788 and was succeeded in the barony by his son

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Massy, Hugh Massy, 1st Baron 1700 births 1788 deaths Barons in the Peerage of Ireland Peers of Ireland created by George III Irish MPs 1727–1760 Irish MPs 1761–1768 Irish MPs 1769–1776 Irish MPs 1776–1783 High Sheriffs of County Limerick 18th-century Anglo-Irish people Members of the Irish House of Lords Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Limerick constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Carlow constituencies