Sir Robert Deane, 5th Baronet PC (Ire) (c. 1707 – 7 February 1770) was an

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barrister-at-law and politician. He was the third son of Sir Matthew Deane, 3rd Baronet and his wife Jane Sharpe, only daughter of Reverend William Sharpe. In 1751, he succeeded his older brother

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as baronet. He was invested to the Privy Council of Ireland in 1768 and represented

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in the

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from 1757 to 1768. The following year, he stood for Carysfort, a seat he held until his death in 1770. On 24 August 1738, he married Charleton Tilson, second daughter of Thomas Tilson. They had six daughters and four sons.

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, the oldest surviving son, succeeded to the baronetcy and was later raised to the

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as Baron Muskerry, while his younger brother Jocelyn Deane was also a

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1700s births 1770 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland Irish MPs 1727–1760 Irish MPs 1761–1768 Irish MPs 1769–1776 Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Waterford constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Wicklow constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub