Richard Tenison (1684-1725) was an Irish M.P. A younger son of Richard Tenison of

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and his wife Anne, and a brother of Henry Tenison, he represented

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from 1715 to 1721. His cousin

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, left him a

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at his death in 1714. By his wife Margaret, he had a son William (died 1728) and two daughters. William briefly replaced his father as MP for Dunleer, but died in his early twenties, leaving issue. After Richard's death Margaret, who had been left a wealthy widow, married the well-known

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Patrick Delany. She died in 1741.

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18th-century Irish people People from Carrickfergus Irish MPs 1715–1727 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Louth constituencies 1684 births 1725 deaths {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub