Thomas Bernard (c. 1769 – 18 May 1834) was an
Irish politician.
He was the son of Thomas Bernard of
Castle Bernard
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, Birr, King's County (now
County Offaly
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), and his first wife, Mary, daughter of Jonathan Willington, of Castle Willington. He commissioned the building of a new gothic mansion on the family estate named
Kinnitty Castle.
He was appointed
High Sheriff of King's County for 1798–1799. He was then elected at the
1802 general election as a
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
King's County (now County Offaly), holding the seat until 1833.
He died
intestate in Dublin in 1834. He had married twice: firstly the Hon. Elizabeth Prittie, daughter of
Henry Prittie, 1st Baron Dunalley
Henry Prittie, 1st Baron Dunalley (3 October 1743 – 3 January 1801) was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament.
Prittie was the son of Henry Prittie of Kilboy, County Tipperary. He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Banagher in 1767 ...
, and secondly Catherine Henrietta, the daughter of
Francis Hely-Hutchinson
Francis Hely-Hutchinson (26 October 1759 – 16 December 1827), styled The Honourable from 1783, was an Irish politician.
Biography
He was the son of Christiana Nickson, 1st Baroness of Donoughmore of Knocklofty and The Rt Hon. John Hely-Hutchi ...
, MP, with whom he had four sons and two daughters. His estate passed to his eldest son
Thomas
Thomas may refer to:
People
* List of people with given name Thomas
* Thomas (name)
* Thomas (surname)
* Saint Thomas (disambiguation)
* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
* Thomas the Ap ...
, an army officer.
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1769 births
1834 deaths
High Sheriffs of King's County
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for King's County constituencies (1801–1922)
UK MPs 1802–1806
UK MPs 1806–1807
UK MPs 1807–1812
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