Sir Henry Lynch-Blosse, 7th Baronet (14 October 1749 – 1788), was an Irish

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and politician.

Biography

Lynch-Blosse was born in

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, the first child of Robert Lynch and Elizabeth Barker. Elizabeth was the daughter and heir of Francis Barker, and niece and heir of Tobias Blosse. It was a condition of the marriage that Robert would assume the additional surname of Blosse and conform to

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. Robert changed his surname by a private act of Parliament, ( 22 Geo. 2. c. ''38'' ). Henry, better known as Harry, spent the first few years of his life in his mother's home in

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, England. The family moved to Ireland in 1754 and took up residence at the Lynch-Blosse home in Balla, Co Mayo. When Sir Henry Lynch, 5th Baronet died in 1762, his eldest son, Robert Lynch-Blosse became the 6th Baronet in the succession of Lynch-Blosse Baronets. When Sir Robert died circa 1775, Harry became the 7th Baronet. Shortly afterwards, Sir Harry was elected to the

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representing

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. He served in that capacity from 1776 to 1783. Sir Harry was also the godfather of the heiress, Anne O'Donel, who was reputedly abducted by Timothy Brecknock in 1785. Lynch-Blosse died young in 1788 aged 38 years. He bequeathed generous legacies to each of his seven children by his mistress, Sibella Cottle.Lynch of Galway, Betham Sketch Pedigrees I, IV, Ms 264,

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, pages 45-50. Because he died without legitimate heir, the baronetcy passed to his four-year-old nephew, Robert.

References

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