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John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely KP (15 February 1770 – 26 September 1845), styled The Honourable John Loftus from 1785 to 1794 and Viscount Loftus from 1794 to 1806, was a British peer in both the
Loftus married Anna Maria, the daughter of
John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely KP (15 February 1770 – 26 September 1845), styled The Honourable John Loftus from 1785 to 1794 and Viscount Loftus from 1794 to 1806, was a British peer in both the Irish
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Life
He was the son of Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely and Jane Myhill. Loftus sat in theIrish House of Commons
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for County Wexford from 1790 until the Act of Union in 1801. He then represented County Wexford in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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until 1806, when he succeeded his father as 2nd Marquess of Ely and 2nd Baron Loftus. He was Governor of County Wexford from 1805 and Custos Rotulorum of County Wexford
The Custos Rotulorum of County Wexford was the highest civil officer in County Wexford.
Incumbents
* ?–?1783 Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely (died 1783)
* 1807–?1824 Sir Frederick Flood, 1st Baronet (died 1824)
* 1824-?1845 John Loftus, 2nd M ...
from 1824.
On 3 November 1807, he was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick. From 1800 to 1806, he was a Lord of the Treasury for Ireland.
Family
Loftus married Anna Maria, the daughter of Sir Henry Watkin Dashwood, 3rd Baronet
Sir Henry Watkin Dashwood, 3rd Baronet (30 August 1745 – 10 June 1828) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1775 and 1795.
Early life
Dashwood was the eldest surviving son of Sir James Dashwood, 2nd ...
, on 22 May 1810 at St George's Hanover Square, and with her, he had five sons and four daughters, including the cricketer Lord Henry Loftus.
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Commissioners of the Treasury for Ireland
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