Michael Cuffe (1694 – 24 July 1744) was an Irish Member of Parliament.
The son of
Francis Cuffe by his wife Honora, daughter of Archbishop
Michael Boyle, his paternal grandmother was the sister of
Francis Aungier, 1st Earl of Longford.
Michael Cuffe was born in
Dublin
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and educated at
Trinity College Dublin
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.
["Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)", ]George Dames Burtchaell
George Dames Burtchaell, KC, MA, LLB, MRIA, JP (12 June 1853 – 18 August 1921) was an Irish genealogist.
Education
Burtchaell was educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College, Dublin.
Career
*Barrister King's Inns, 1879
* KC 1918
...
/Thomas Ulick Sadleir
Thomas Ulick Sadleir (15 September 1882 – 21 December 1957) was an Irish genealogist and heraldic expert. He was successively registrar of the Order of St Patrick, Deputy Ulster King of Arms and Acting Ulster King of Arms.
Career
Sadleir's fi ...
, p. 200: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 He was elected to the
Irish House of Commons
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for
County Mayo
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in 1719 - he resided at
Ballinrobe
Ballinrobe () is a town in County Mayo in Ireland. It is located on the River Robe, which empties into Lough Mask two kilometres to the west. As of the 2022 census, the population was 3,148. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.
Hist ...
- and then for
Longford Borough in November 1727, sitting until his death.
His daughter,
Elizabeth
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, married
Thomas Pakenham in 1739. Pakenham was created
Baron Longford in 1756 and she was created
Countess of Longford in 1785.
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090601105535/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm
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1744 deaths
1694 births
Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
Politicians from County Mayo
Irish MPs 1715–1727
Irish MPs 1727–1760
Place of birth missing
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Mayo constituencies
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Longford constituencies
Politicians from Dublin (city)
People from Ballinrobe