Arthur Blennerhassett (19 February 1719 – 8 June 1799) was an

Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish people () denotes an ethnic, social and religious grouping who are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. They mostly belong to the Anglican Church of Ireland, which was the State rel ...

politician.

Biography

Blennerhassett was the son of John Blennerhassett and Jane Denny. He was elected to serve 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, ...

as the Member of Parliament for

Tralee Tralee ( ; , ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the River Lee') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in ...

between 1743 and 1761. In 1775 he was elected as the MP for

County Kerry County Kerry () is a Counties of Ireland, county on the southwest coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is bordered by two other countie ...

, sitting until 1783. He married Jane Girardot (former wife of Gustavus Hamilton eceasedand mother of

James Hamilton James Hamilton may refer to: Dukes *James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (1606–1649), heir to the throne of Scotland *James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton (1658–1712), Scottish nobleman *James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton (1703–1743), Sco ...

who later became

Dean of Cloyne The Dean of Cloyne is based at the Cathedral Church of St Coleman in Cloyne in the Diocese of Cloyne within the united bishopric of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. The incumbent is Rev. Susan Green. List of deans of Cloyne (Church of Ireland) *1591 Jo ...

and the first astronomer of

Armagh Observatory Armagh Observatory is an astronomical research institute in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Around 25 astronomers are based at the observatory, studying stellar astrophysics, the Sun, Solar System astronomy and Earth's climate. In 2018, Armagh Obs ...

); together they had two daughters.ThePeerage.com (entry #279701) http://www.thepeerage.com/p27971.htm (Accessed 6 June 2015)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blennerhassett, Arthur 1719 births 1799 deaths Irish MPs 1727–1760 Irish MPs 1769–1776 Irish MPs 1776–1783 Politicians from County Kerry 18th-century Anglo-Irish people

Arthur Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Ital ...

Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kerry constituencies