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Colonel Brockhill Newburgh ( – 11 January 1741) was an Irish politician.
He was the second son of Thomas Newburgh and his wife Mary, the daughter of Brockhill Taylor, M.P, of Ballyhaise, who had represented Cavan Borough in the
He was the second son of Thomas Newburgh and his wife Mary, the daughter of Brockhill Taylor, M.P, of Ballyhaise, who had represented Cavan Borough 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, ...
. He inherited the estate of Ballyhaise in 1697 on the death of his elder brother. He was appointed High Sheriff of Cavan for 1704.
From 1715 until 1727, Newburgh sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for County Cavan
County Cavan ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the hi ...
. He was chairman of the Linen Board. He built Ballyhaise House, and did much to improve the village of Ballyhaise
Ballyhaise (; ) is a village in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated approximately north-northeast of Cavan and 11 km, via the N54, from the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The River Annalee flows near the village. ...
, erecting the first stone bridge there.
He married Maria, the daughter of Oliver More of Salestown, Co. Kildare, and died on 11 January 1741/2, leaving four sons and two daughters.
His eldest son and heir was the poet Thomas Newburgh
Thomas Newburgh (–1779) was an Irish poet.
He was the eldest son of Brockhill Newburgh, chairman of the board of linen manufacturers, who owned estates and property at Ballyhaise, County Cavan. Amongst his works was a miscellaneous collectio ...
, publisher of ''Essays, Poetical, Moral, &c''., 1769, a work that perhaps contains notes from, and is sometimes attributed to, Brockhill Newburgh.
References
* 'Notes and Queries', 26 July 1913. * 'Particulars relating to the life and character of the late Brockhill Newburgh', 1761. 1660s births 1741 deaths Politicians from County Cavan Irish MPs 1715–1727 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cavan constituencies High sheriffs of Cavan People from Ballyhaise {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub