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Richard Annesley, 2nd Earl Annesley
Richard Annesley, 2nd Earl Annesley Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire) (14 April 1745 – 9 November 1824), styled The Honourable from 1758 to 1802, was an Anglo-Irish politician and noble. Biography Lord Annesley was educated at Trinity College Dublin."Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p15: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 He was the second son of William Annesley, 1st Viscount Glerawly, and Lady Anne Beresford. He inherited the earldom created for his childless brother through the terms of the special remainder, as well as the viscountcy which had been created for his father, in 1802. He represented Coleraine (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Coleraine in the Irish House of Commons from 1776 to 1783 and then St Canice (Parliament of Ireland constituency), St Canice to 1790. Subsequently, he sat for Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Annesley, 2nd Earl Annesley By Charles Turner, After William Cuming
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick (nickname), Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie (name), Dickie", "Rich (given name), Rich", "Rick (given name), Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", "Ricky (given name), Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English (the name was introduced into England by the Normans), German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Portuguese and Spanish "Ricardo" and the Italian "Ricc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Richard Annesley, 3rd Earl Annesley
William Richard Annesley, 3rd Earl Annesley (16 July 1772 – 25 August 1838) was an Anglo-Irish noble and British Member of Parliament. Lord Annesley was the eldest son of Richard Annesley, 2nd Earl Annesley and Anne Lambert. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin."Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p15: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 He married Lady Isabella St. Lawrence, a daughter of William St. Lawrence, 2nd Earl of Howth on 19 May 1803 and with her had one daughter: *Lady Mary Annesley (c. 1810–1837) Lord Annesley divorced Lady Isabella St. Lawrence by Act of Parliament in 1821. He then married Priscilla Cecilia Moore on 15 July 1828, with her having six sons: * William Richard Annesley, 4th Earl Annesley (1830–1874) * Hugh Annesley, 5th Earl Annesley (1831–1908) *The Hon. Robert John Annesley (1834–1854) *T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Alexander (Irish Politician)
Robert Alexander (1752 – 14 July 1827) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Alexander was the Member of the Parliament for Dingle in the Irish House of Commons from 1777 to 1783. He then represented Newtownards between 1798 and 1800, shortly before the seat's disenfranchisement under the Acts of Union 1800 The Acts of Union 1800 were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of G ....E. M. Johnston-Liik''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800''(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.67. Retrieved 23 January 2023. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Robert 1752 births 1827 deaths 18th-century Anglo-Irish people 19th-century Anglo-Irish people Irish MPs 1776–1783 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Down constituencies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blaquiere, 1st Baron De Blaquiere
Lieutenant-Colonel John Blaquiere, 1st Baron de Blaquiere (15 May 1732 – 27 August 1812), was a British Army officer and politician who served as the Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1772 to 1776. Background Blaquiere was the fifth son of Jean de Blaquiere, a French merchant who had emigrated to England in 1685, and his wife Marie Elizabeth de Varennes. Career Blaquiere at first served in the British Army, in the 18th Dragoons (later renumbered the 17th Dragoons), where he achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1771 Blaquiere was appointed Secretary of Legation at the British Embassy in Paris, a post he held until 1772. The latter year Lord Harcourt, the British Ambassador in Paris, was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and Blaquiere joined him as Chief Secretary for Ireland. He was admitted to the Privy Council of Ireland the same year and made a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath two years later. He was awarded an honorary LLD from Trinity College Dublin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John La Touche (1775–1820)
John (II) La Touche (April 1775 – 30 January 1820) was an Irish Whig politician. He was the son of John La Touche, who had represented Newcastle, Newtownards, Harristown and County Kildare in the Parliament of Ireland and subsequently sat for County Kildare from 1801 to 1802 in the United Kingdom House of Commons. John La Touche junior represented Newtownards in the Irish House of Commons from 1796 to 1797. Elected in 1798 for both Newcastle and Harristown he chose to sit for Harristown until the dissolution of the Irish Parliament on 1 January 1801 under the Acts of Union 1800. He was elected for Dublin City at the 1802 general election, defeating Tory MP the Right Honourable George Ogle. La Touche was defeated at the 1806 general election. At the 1807 general election, he was elected in an uncontested poll for County Leitrim, topping the poll at contested elections in 1812 and in 1818. He was appointed Sheriff of Leitrim for 1808–09. References *''The P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John La Touche (1732–1810)
John (I) La Touche or Latouche ( – 3 February 1810) was a member of the Irish House of Commons for Newcastle (1783–90), Newtownards (1790–96), Harristown (1797), and County Kildare (1797–1800). After the Acts of Union 1800 he continued as UK MP for County Kildare in the first UK Parliament, standing down at the 1802 general election in which his sons John (II) and Robert were elected; both had been Irish MPs alongside their father. John I was the first of the La Touche family to live in the Harristown estate, bought by his father David from the 1st Duke of Leinster. References 1730s births Year of birth uncertain 1810 deaths Irish MPs 1783–1790 Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Kildare constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1801–1802 Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Down constituencies Member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Alexander (Irish Politician)
Henry Alexander (1763 – 6 May 1818) was an Irish politician from County Londonderry. Alexander was educated at Trinity College, Dublin,"Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/ Thomas Ulick Sadleir p8: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 and sat in the Parliament of Ireland until its abolition under the Act of Union 1800 and then in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He was returned as a Member of Parliament for the rotten borough of Old Sarum Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury. Situated on a hill about north of modern Salisbury near the A345 road, the settlement appears in some of the earliest recor ... in the 1802 election. He was the brother of James Alexander, who was also a Member of Parliament for Old Sarum, and who bought the patronage of the borough i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William De Montmorency, 3rd Baronet
Sir William Evans Ryves de Montmorency, 3rd Baronet (7 November 1763 – 14 April 1829) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Biography Born William Morres, he was the son of Sir William Morres, 1st Baronet and Mary Juliana Ryves, and the half-brother of Sir Haydock Morres, 2nd Baronet. On 11 October 1774 he succeeded to his half-brother's baronetcy. Between 1785 and 1790 he was the Member of Parliament for Newtownards in the Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until the end of 1800. The upper house was the Irish House of Lords, House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, ....E. M. Johnston-Liik''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.110. Retrieved 23 January 2023. On 17 June 1815 he legally changed his surname to de Montmorency by Royal Licence, as did his relation Lodge de Montmorency, 1st V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Beresford (British Army Officer, Born 1764)
Brigadier-General Marcus Beresford (1 June 1764 – 6 January 1803) was an Irish soldier and Member of Parliament. Early life He was a son of the Archbishop of Tuam, William Beresford, by his wife Elizabeth, sister of John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare.Edmund Lodge, ''The Peerage of the British Empire'', third edition (London, 1834page 135/ref> He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Career Beresford began his military career when he was commissioned as an ensign into the 9th Regiment of Foot on 26 October 1786. He was promoted to lieutenant on 30 June 1787 and then to captain in the 27th Regiment of Foot, later commanding an Independent Company. On 31 October 1793, he was promoted to first major in the 102nd Regiment of Foot (Trench's) and on 26 November 1794 to lieutenant-colonel in the 135th Regiment of Foot ( Sir Vere Hunt's). He was appointed Lieutenant-General of the Irish Ordnance in 1800 and promoted full colonel on 1 January 1801. He represented St Canic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominick Trant
Dominic, Dominik or Dominick is a male given name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". The most prominent Roman Catholic with the name, Saint Dominic, founded the Order of Preachers, also known as Dominican friars. Saint Dominic himself was named after Saint Dominic of Silos. Variations include Dominicus (Latin rendition), Domenic, Domenico (Italian), Domanic, Dominiq, Domonic, Domènec (Catalan), Domingo (Spanish), Dominykas (Lithuanian), Domingos (Portuguese), Dominggus and Damhnaic (Irish). Feminine forms include Dominica, Dominika, Domenica, Dominga, Domingas, as well as the unisex Dominique, of French origin. Notable people named Dominic, Dominik or Dominick include: People Saints * Saint Dominic of Silos (1000–1073), Spanish monk * Saint Dominic de la Calzada (1019–1109), Spanish saint *Saint Dominic (1170–122 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Monck Mason
John Monck Mason (1726–1809) was an Irish politician and literary scholar. Life Born in Dublin, he was eldest son of Robert Mason of Mason-Brook, County Galway, by Sarah, eldest daughter of George Monck of St. Stephen's Green, Dublin. On 12 August 1741 he entered Trinity College, Dublin, and graduated B.A. in 1746, M.A. in 1761. In 1752 he was called to the Irish bar. Mason sat in the Irish House of Commons as member for Blessington, County Wicklow, in 1761 and 1769, and for St. Canice, County Kilkenny, in 1776, 1783, 1790, and 1798. In parliament he was a frequent speaker. He introduced in 1761 a bill to enable Roman Catholics to invest money in mortgages on land, which was carried, but then rejected by the English privy council. In the next session a similar bill, strongly opposed by the government, was rejected by 138 to 53. The government made a bid for Mason's support by appointing him in August 1771 a commissioner of barracks and public works, Dublin, and in 1772 a com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Beresford (statesman)
John de la Poer Beresford, PC, PC (Ire) (14 March 1738 – 5 November 1805) was an Anglo-Irish statesman. Background and education Beresford was a younger son of Sir Marcus Beresford, who, having married Catherine, sole heiress of James Power, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, was created Earl of Tyrone in 1746. After the death of the earl in 1763, Beresford's mother successfully asserted her claim ''suo jure'' to the barony of La Poer. John Beresford thus inherited powerful family connections. He was educated at Kilkenny College, Trinity College Dublin"Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)" George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p61: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 and was called to the Irish bar. Political career Beresford entered the Irish House of Commons as member for County Waterford in 1761. In 1768, 1783, 1789 and finally in 1798, he stood also for Coleraine, however c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
