Marcus Beresford (14 February 1764 – 16 November 1797) was an Irish politician.

Background

A member of the Beresford family headed by the

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, he was the eldest son of John Beresford. George Beresford and

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were his younger brothers.thepeerage.com Marcus Beresford
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Political career

Beresford was returned to the

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for

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in 1783, a seat he held until his death fourteen years later.

Family

Beresford married Frances Arabella, daughter of

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, in 1791. They had three children: *Lt John Theophilus Beresford (1792 – 19 January 1812), mortally wounded by the explosion of a magazine at the

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*Elizabeth Beresford (1794-7 December 1856), married Felix Calvert Ladbroke (1802-1869)England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 the son of

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and Mary Ann Shubrick. * William Beresford (1797–1883) was a

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politician and government minister. He died in November 1797, aged 33. His wife survived him by over 40 years and died in May 1840.

References

1764 births 1797 deaths Marcus Irish MPs 1783–1790 Irish MPs 1790–1797 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Waterford constituencies Alumni of Trinity College Dublin {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub