Sir Percy Fitzgerald Nugent, 1st Baronet (29 September 1797 – 25 June 1874), was an
Irish politician.
He was made a
baronet
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...
on 30 September 1831, of Donore in the
County of Westmeath. He was pricked
High Sheriff of Longford
The High Sheriff of Longford was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Longford, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Longford County Sheriff. ...
for 1836.
Nugent was elected to the
United Kingdom House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 mem ...
as
Member of Parliament
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for
Westmeath in 1847, and held the seat until 1852.
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1797 births
1874 deaths
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Westmeath constituencies (1801–1922)
Politicians from County Westmeath
UK MPs 1847–1852
High Sheriffs of Longford
Nugent baronets
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