Thomas Burgh (25 January 1754 – 1832) was an Irish politician who was MP for Harristown in the

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(1775–1776 and 1783–1790) and

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(1776–1783).

Biography

Burgh was educated at

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 ...

. Burgh represented Harristown in the

between 1775 and 1776, before sitting for

from 1776 to 1783. He then returned to representing Harristown between 1783 and 1790.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.74 (Retrieved 31 March 2020).

References

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