Richard Pockrich (c. 1666 – 1719) was an Irish landowner, military commander and Member of Parliament.
Career
He raised and commanded an independent company during the Williamite wars and was wounded at the
siege of Athlone in 1690. He represented
Monaghan Borough in the
Irish House of Commons from 1713 to 1714. The family estate was at Derrylusk, Co. Monaghan, where they had extensive property. When he died his estate was estimated at £1,000 to £4,000 per year.
Family
He married the granddaughter of the
Cavan Borough MP
Brockhill Taylor
Brockhill Taylor (died 1636) was a member of Parliament for Cavan Borough from 1634 to 1635 in the Irish House of Commons.
In 1609 his father, John Taylor from Cambridge, had received the patentee of Ballyhaise, namely of arable land in Barony ...
and was the father of
Richard Pockrich, the inventor of the
Angelic organ. Another son, Newburgh, married the daughter of
Cavan Borough MP
Brockhill Newburgh
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 Irish Hous ...
.
References
www.glassarmonica.com
1670s births
1719 deaths
Irish MPs 1713–1714
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Monaghan constituencies
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