Archibald Acheson 1st Viscount Gosford PC (Ire) (1 September 1718 – 5 September 1790), known as Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Bt from 1748 to 1776, was an Irish peer and politician."Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860

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Life

The son of Sir Arthur Acheson, Bt, he succeeded to the

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upon the death of his father, and was subsequently created Baron Gosford in 1776 and Viscount Gosford in 1785. Acheson entered the

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for

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in 1741, as a Member of Parliament until 1761. Subsequently, he represented

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until 1776. In 1768, he was also elected for

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but chose to sit for County Armagh. Between 1776 and 1777, he represented

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. He was appointed

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in 1751 and

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in 1761. Between 1756 and 1761, he was Deputy Governor of County Armagh and on 7 May he was sworn into the

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Family

He married Mary Richardson in 1740, with whom he had the following children: *Hon Nichola Acheson *

Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC (14 January 1807), known as The Viscount Gosford between 1790 and 1806, was an Ireland, Irish Peerage of Ireland, peer of Scottish people, Scottish descent and politicia ...

(c. 1742–1807) He was the father of Hon. Anna Maria Acheson, whose mother is not mentioned.

References

thePeerage.com
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