The Rt. Hon. John Staples, M.P. (1 March 1736 – 22 December 1820), was an

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Member of Parliament from 1765 to 1802. He sat in the

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for Newtown Limavady from 1765 to 1768, for

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from 1768 to 1776, for

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from 1776 to 1783, for Newtown Limavady again from 1783 to 1795 and for

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from 1796 to 1801, and then for

in the new

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from 1801 to 1802. He was made a member of the Irish Privy Council on 12 May 1801. He was one of thirteen children of the Rev. Thomas Staples of Lissan House, and a grandson of

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; his sister Alicia was the wife of Sir Robert Staples, 7th Baronet. John Staples married twice and also had thirteen children. By his first wife Harriet (married 1764; died 1771), daughter of

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and sister of Thomas Conolly of

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, his children were * Louisa Anne (died 1833), who married Thomas Pakenham and whose son

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inherited Castletown; * William Conolly Staples (died 1798), who married Anne Stewart, daughter of

Sir James Stewart, 7th Baronet Sir James Stewart, 7th Baronet ( – 20 May 1827) was an Irish politician. Early life Stewart was born the eldest son and heir of Sir Annesley Stewart, 6th Baronet of Fort Stewart, County Donegal, and Mary ( Moore) Stewart. His father was an MP ...

* Henrietta Margaret (1770–1847), who married The 2nd Earl of Clancarty. By his second wife Henrietta (married 1774; died 1813), daughter of The 3rd Viscount Molesworth, his children included: * Frances (died 1858), who married

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* Grace Louisa (died 1860), who married The 1st Marquess of Ormonde, and * Catherine (died 1830), who married the Ven. Robert Alexander and was the mother of Nathaniel Alexander. * Richard Staples (died 1819) * Charlotte Melosina (died 1847), who married William Lenox-Conyngham of

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, Co. Londonderry; * Elizabeth (1795–?), who married The Rev. Hugh Hamilton, Rector of Inishmacsaint,

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, and son of

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Hugh Hamilton; great-grandparents of

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. * Sir Thomas Staples, 9th Baronet (1775–1865); * Rev. John Molesworth Staples (1776–1859), father of

Sir Nathaniel Alexander Staples, 10th Baronet The Staples Baronetcy, of Lissan in the County of Tyrone and Faughanvale in the County of Londonderry, was a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 18 July 1628 for Thomas Staples, who later served as High Sheriff of County Tyron ...

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John Staples
History of Parliament {{DEFAULTSORT:Staples, John 1734 births 1820 deaths Irish MPs 1761–1768 Irish MPs 1769–1776 Irish MPs 1776–1783 Irish MPs 1783–1790 Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Tyrone constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Donegal constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Antrim constituencies UK MPs 1801–1802 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Antrim constituencies (1801–1922) Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Londonderry constituencies