Richard Nevill (1743–1822) was an Irish

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who represented

Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 N ...

in both the

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and the

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. He was the eldest son of

Arthur Jones-Nevill Arthur Jones-Nevill ( – 24 September 1771) was an Irish politician. He served as Surveyor General of Ireland from 1743, and later as a Member of the Parliament of Ireland, although he lost both positions following allegations of maladministrat ...

, MP for Wexford Borough in the Irish Parliament, of Furness, County Kildare and was educated at Kilkenny School and

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. On his father's death in 1771 Nevill took over the latter's

seat, representing the borough until Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801. He was appointed

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for 1773–74. He was appointed to the sinecure position of Teller of the Irish Exchequer from 1801 to 1806 and was then restored to the position from 1807 until his death. He continued to represent Wexford Borough in the UK Parliament from 1802 to 1806, from 1807 to 1810, from 1811 to 1813 and from 1814 to 1819, alternating with other representatives on account of his age and health. He died in 1822. He had married Bridget, the daughter and heiress of Henry Bowerman of Cooliney, co. Cork, and had 4 daughters. Furness was left to daughter Marianne, who sold it to the Beauman family.

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