Peter Holmes (1731–1802) of Peterfield was an Irish High Sheriff and MP in the Parliament of Ireland. He was the son of Robert Holmes of Peterfield, County Tipperary. Peter was

High Sheriff of Tipperary The High Sheriff of Tipperary was the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Tipperary. Initially an office for a lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258. Beside ...

for 1772 and served as Member of Parliament for Banagher from 1761 to 1790. He was also MP for Kilmallock from 1790 to 1797 and for Doneraile from 1798 to 1800. He died in 1802. He had married Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Prittie of Kilboy, County Tipperary; they had no children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Peter 1731 births 1802 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 King's County constituencies High Sheriffs of Tipperary Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Limerick constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cork constituencies