John FitzGerald, 18th Earl of Kildare (1661 – 9 November 1707), styled Lord Offaly until 1664, was an Irish peer.

Background

Kildare was the son of Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Kildare, and Lady Elizabeth, daughter of

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Political career

Kildare was returned to the English House of Commons for

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in 1694, a seat he only held until the following year.

Family

Kildare married firstly, Mary, daughter of Henry O'Brien, Lord O'Brien. They had one child, Henry FitzGerald, Lord Offaly (1683–1684), who died as an infant. After Mary's death in November 1683, aged 21, Kildare married secondly, Lady Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh, on 12 June 1684. There were no children from this marriage. Kildare died in November 1707 and was succeeded in the earldom by his first cousin,

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. The Countess of Kildare died in April 1758.

References

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1661 births 1707 deaths 17th-century Irish people 18th-century Irish people People from County Kildare Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall English MPs 1690–1695 Earls of Kildare Barons Offaly