Hon. James O'Brien ( - 18 December 1771) was an Irish nobleman and politician.

Life

James O'Brien was the son of

William O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Inchiquin William O'Brien, 3rd Baron O'Brien of Burren, 8th Baron & 3rd Earl of Inchiquin PC (1662 – 24 December 1719) was an Irish nobleman. Life William O'Brien was the son of William O'Brien, 2nd Earl of Inchiquin and Lady Margaret Boyle. He marri ...

, and his wife, Mary Villiers, daughter of Sir Edward Villiers. He married Mary Jephson, the daughter of the

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William Jephson, Dean of Kilmore, and Anne Barry. From 1725 to 1727, O'Brien sat as a Member of the

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for Charleville. In 1727, he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for

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. He held this seat until his retirement in 1760. While serving in Parliament, O'Brien and his family lived in

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, where he held the position of Collector of Customs for the Port of Drogheda. He retired to his brother's estate at

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, County Cork. During his residency there, O'Brien served as Collector of Customs for the Port of Cork until 1767. He died at Rostellan Estate in 1771. O'Brien also served time as Grand Master of the

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. He was unanimously elected in 1727. In the army, he held the rank of Captain of Foot.

Family

Children of James O'Brien and Mary Jephson: *Anne O'Brien (1724 – 19 January 1745) married the Most Reverend

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and died in childbirth with her only son nine months after the wedding. *

Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond, 5th Earl and 10th Baron of Inchiquin, 5th Baron O'Brien of Burren, 1st Baron Thomond of Taplow (1726 – 10 February 1808), known from 1777 to 1800 as the 5th Earl of Inchiquin, was an Irish peer, sol ...

(1726 – 10 February 1808) *Lieut Hon. John O'Brien RN (1728–1788) * Capt. Edward Dominic O'Brien (1735 – 1 March 1801) Married Mary Carrick, and had five sons and two daughters. *Henrietta O'Brien (1737 – 17 November 1797) Married first to Terence O'Loughlin. Married second to Sir William Vigors Burdett, 2nd Baronet Burdett of Dunmore, son of Sir Thomas Burdett, 1st Baronet and Martha Vigors. They had one son.

References

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