Maurice Mahon, 3rd Baron Hartland (6 October 1772 – 11 November 1845) was a
Church of Ireland clergyman and Irish peer.
Maurice was born on 6 October 1772, the third son of
Maurice Mahon and grandson of
Thomas Mahon, then an MP for
County Roscommon
"Steadfast Irish heart"
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in the
Parliament of Ireland. He was admitted a pensioner at
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corpo ...
on 15 June 1790. He received his
BA in 1794 and his
MA in 1797. He entered holy orders, and was appointed
prebendary of Kilmeen in
Tuam Cathedral in 1804. On 24 November 1813, he married Isabella Jane, the daughter of
William Hume, but they had no children. In 1814, he was appointed
minor canon and
vicar choral of
St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
Saint Patrick's Cathedral ( ir, Ard-Eaglais Naomh Pádraig) in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1191 as a Roman Catholic cathedral, is currently the national cathedral of the Church of Ireland. Christ Church Cathedral, also a Church of Ireland ca ...
.
Maurice succeeded his eldest brother
Thomas as
Baron Hartland
Baron Hartland, of Strokestown in the County of Roscommon, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 30 July 1800 for Maurice Mahon, who had earlier represented County Roscommon in the Irish House of Commons. He was the son of Th ...
in 1835, but was declared a lunatic the following year. He died at the family estate of
Strokestown on 11 November 1845. The peerage became extinct, while the estate passed to his first cousin, Major
Denis Mahon, who was assassinated by his tenants in 1847.
References
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1772 births
1845 deaths
Barons in the Peerage of Ireland
Ordained peers
Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge