Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford
PC (14 January 1807), known as The Viscount Gosford between 1790 and 1806, was an
Irish peer of
Scottish
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descent and politician.
Early life
Arthur Acheson was born . He was the eldest son of
Archibald Acheson, 1st Viscount Gosford and his wife, the former Mary Richardson.
His paternal grandfather was Sir
Arthur Acheson, 5th Baronet, and his maternal grandfather was John Richardson of Rich Hill.
His father succeeded to the baronetcy in 1748 upon the death of his father, and was subsequently created
Baron Gosford in 1776 and
Viscount Gosford in 1785.
Career
Acheson was a
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Old Leighlin from 1783 until 1791.
He served as governor of
County Armagh
County Armagh ( ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It is located in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and adjoins the southern shore of Lough Neagh. It borders t ...
at the time of the
Armagh disturbances
The Armagh disturbances was a period of intense sectarian fighting in the 1780s and 1790s between the Ulster Protestant Peep o' Day Boys and the Roman Catholic Defenders, in County Armagh, Kingdom of Ireland, culminating in the Battle of the ...
of 1795 and denounced the Protestant extremists:
Upon the death of his father in 1790, Arthur succeeded to the viscountcy. He was subsequently created
Earl of Gosford in February 1806.
Personal life
In 1774, Gosford married Millicent Pole, daughter of Lieutenant-General
Edward Pole (who was descended from the Poles of
Radbourne Hall in Derbyshire) and Olivia (
née
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Walsh) Pole (a daughter and heiress of John Walsh of
Ballykilcavan).
Their children were:
*
Lady Olivia Acheson (1775–1863), who married Brig. Gen. Robert Bernard Sparrow of
Brampton Park in 1797.
Lady Olivia Sparrow
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* Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford (1776–1849), who married Mary Sparrow, only daughter and heiress of Robert Sparrow of Worlingham Hall
Worlingham Hall is a Grade I listed Georgian country house in Worlingham, to the east of Beccles in the English county of Suffolk. The hall was built in the 18th century, possibly based on an earlier 17th century house, and as of 2014 is a count ...
.Coldstream Guards
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and collector at the port of Dublin.William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (14 April 173830 October 1809) was a British Whigs (British political party), Whig and then a Tories (British political party), Tory politician during the late Georgian era. He s ...
, in 1803.
References
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1740s births
1807 deaths
Acheson, Arthur
Acheson, Arthur
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Carlow constituencies
Place of birth unknown
Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
Earls of Gosford